The King of Trees : Three Novellas: The King of Trees, The King of Chess, The King of Children
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Poetic portrayal of friendship and resilience during Cultural Revolution.
Recommendation: - This book is a captivating and poetic portrayal of friendship and resilience during the Cultural Revolution in China. It beautifully combines traditional and vernacular elements, offering a unique perspective on this tumultuous period. The novellas explore the passions and noble emotions that arise in the face of adversity, leaving a profound impact on the reader's heart. If you are interested in delving into the complexities of human connections and the power of personal pursuits, "The King of Trees" is a must-read.
The King of Trees : Three Novellas: The King of Trees, The King of Chess, The King of Children
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ISBN: 9780811218665
Publisher: New Directions
Date of Publication: 2010-06-29
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.03
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Three classic novellas― The King of Trees , The King of Chess , The King of Childre n―that completely altered the landscape of contemporary Chinese fiction. When the three novellas in The King of Trees were published separately in China in the 1980s, “Ah Cheng fever” spread across the country. Never before had a fiction writer dealt with the Cultural Revolution in such Daoist-Confucian terms, discarding Mao-speak, and mixing both traditional and vernacular elements with an aesthetic that emphasized not the hardships and miseries of those years, but the joys of close, meaningful friendships. In The King of Chess , a student’s obsession with finding worthy chess opponents symbolizes his pursuit of the dao; in The King of Children ―made into an award-winning film by Chen Kaige, the director of Farewell My Concubine― an educated youth is sent to teach at an impoverished village school where one boy’s devotion to learning is so great he is ready to spend 500 days copying his teacher’s dictionary; and in the title novella a peasant’s innate connection to a giant primeval tree takes a tragic turn when a group of educated youth arrive to clear the mountain forest. The King of Trees is a masterpiece of world literature, full of passion and noble emotions that stir the inner chambers of the heart.
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