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Flower Terror : Suffocating Stories of China. The Fossil ; A Glass of Water ; Reunion ; The Turtle ; A Type ; Silken Veil ; Duck's Tongue Cap ; Onto the Bridge ; Flower Play ; The Secret on the Pamirs ; The Day Mao Died

1998 · réf. 2706 — Dumont NJ : Homa & Sekey Books 1998. 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. 1st edition ; 1st printing ; SIGNED by author Pu Ning ; paper wrappers with colorful decoration ; Abstract: Stories on the Chinese Cultural Revolution. In A Glass of Water an old woman is denied water because of her family's anti-revolutionary politics in The Fossil a wife shows her loyalty to the Party by not speaking to her husband for three years while in the title tale a man attracts suspicion when he buys flowers considered a frivolous purchase. ; A collection of vignettes based mostly on Pu Ning's personal life in China between 1950's and 1970's" ; Contents: Pu Ning and his writing -- Preface -- The fossil -- A glass of water -- Flower terror -- Reunion -- The turtle -- A type -- Silken veil -- Duck's tongue cap -- Onto the bridge -- Flower play -- The secret on the Pamirs -- The day Mao died. ; AS NEW This listing contains text written in Chinese GB script Dumont, NJ : Homa & Sekey Books, 1998. paperback