Contents Briefing
The background of this novel is historical event that more than 10 million people in Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu suffered a major disaster in 1938 because Huayuankou Yellow River Dam was exploded by fleeing Kuomintang troops. This novel describes the people's severe sufferings and moving struggles in the region of the Yellow River from 1938 to 1948. The author narrates seven peasant families' rough fate and different experience on the bank of Yellow River Inundated Area, creates Xu Qiuzhai, Li Mai, Hai Chang Changsong and other farmers with different personalities and images, and reflects the enormous suffering of the working people in the Old China and the only way for them to take part in the struggles.
The author is very familiar with the struggle and life of the people who live in Yellow River Inundated Area, and knows well the customs and folks on the bank of Yellow River. Through rough fate and different experience of seven farm families there, enormous suffering of the working people in the Old China are reflected, which shows the only way for them to take part in the struggles...The work features rich flavor of life, fluent and simple language, authentic and vivid characters. Xu Qiuzhai, Li Mai, Hai Changsong, Laoqing, Lan Wu, Wang Pao and other farmer images with different characters are created, which is of very typical significance. Compact texture, deep tone and witty humor make the book amiable and moving to read with a strong artistic appeal.
Publisher Profile
The people's Literature Publishing House, founded in March 1951, is a national publishing institution whose subsidiary is the Foreign Literature Publishing House. It has published a considerable amount of classic Chinese literary works, representative works of modern and contemporary literature and Chinese versions of outstanding overseas literary works, as well as works on literary theories and children's books etc. Books published over the years have formed an excellent series of public... more about
Author Profile
Li Zhun (1928-2000), Mongolian. As a native of Luoyang (Henan), he successively served as writer of Henan Provincial Literary Federation, Vice Chairman of Henan Branch of China Writers Association, Director of National Museum of Modern Chinese, Vice Chairman and a professional writer of China Writers Association. He was also member of Presidium and Executive Director of China Film Association, Vice President of China Film Literature Association, Deputy to National People's Congress and Member of CPPCC National Committee. He began to publish works since 1946. His works includes saga novel (Yellow River Flows to the East); collection of short stories (Biography of Li Shuangshuang, Wheelmarks, Camel Ridge on Night Walk, Farming Harvest in Mayday), literary film scripts (River Runs, Wrangler, Wreaths At The Foot Of The Mountain, Spirit Of A Dragon Horse, Stone Dream, MEETING OF THE TWO HEROES, The Bell Of Purity Temple, Ji Hongchang) and so on. Biography of Li Shuangshuang (as playwright) won Hundred Flowers Film Award and Best Screenplay Award. New Story Of An Old Soldier (as playwright) won Moscow Film Festival Award in 1952. Yellow River Flows to the East won the second Mao Dun Literature Award.
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