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Naked Earth (NYRB Classics)

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Naked Earth (NYRB Classics)

An NYRB Classics Original

Set in the early years of Maoâ€™s China, Naked Earth is the story of two earnest young people confronting the grim realities of revolutionary change. Liu Châ€™Ã¼an and Su Nan meet in the countryside after volunteering to assist in the new land reform program. Eager to build a more just society, they are puzzled and shocked by the brutality, barely disguised corruption, and ruthless careerism they discover, but then quickly silenced by the barrage of propaganda and public criticism that is directed at anyone who appears to doubt a righteous cause. Joined together by the secret of their common dismay, they remain in touch when Liu departs to work on a newspaper in Peking, where Su Nan eventually also moves. Something like love begins to grow between themâ€”but then a new round of purges sweeps through the revolutionary ranks.

One of the greatest and most loved of modern Chinese writers, Eileen Chang illuminates the dark corners of the human existence with a style of disorienting beauty. Naked Earth, unavailable in English for more than fifty years, is a harrowing tale of perverted ideals, damaged souls, deepest loneliness, and terror.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-06-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590178348

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