{"product_id":"china-in-one-village-the-story-of-one-town-and-the-changing-world-hardcover","title":"China in One Village: The Story of One Town and the Changing World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiang Hong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Goedde\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA global future in the history of a single village\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a decade away from her ancestral family village, during which she became a writer and literary scholar in Beijing, Liang Hong started visiting her rural hometown in landlocked Henan Province. What she found was an extended family riven by the seismic changes in Chinese society and a village turned inside out by emigration, neglect, and environmental despoliation. Combining family memoir, literary observation, and social commentary, Liang's by turns lyrically poetic and movingly raw investigation into the fate of her village became a bestselling book in China and brought her fame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For many months, Liang walked the roads and fields of her village, recording the stories of her relatives--especially her irascible, unforgettable father--and talking to everyone from high government officials to the lowest of village outcasts. Across China, many saw in Liang's riveting interviews with family members and childhood acquaintances a mirror of their own lives, and her observations about the way the greatest rural-to-urban migration of modern times has twisted the country resonated deeply. China in One Village tells the story of contemporary China through one clear-eyed, literary observer, one family, and one village.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Professor of Chinese literature at Renmin University in Beijing, \u003cb\u003eLiang Hong\u003c\/b\u003e has a literary career that has spanned criticism, reportage, and fiction. She is known for her scholarly research on twentieth-century Chinese literature, but true fame came to her with the publication of \u003ci\u003eChina in One Village\u003c\/i\u003e. It was followed in 2013 by \u003ci\u003eLeaving Liang Village\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then, Liang Hong has been the recipient of many awards and honors. More recently, she has published a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Clan\u003c\/i\u003e, and two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Liang Guangzheng\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFour Forms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.29 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45619345522732,"sku":"9781839761775","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/china-in-one-village-the-story-of-one-town-and-the-changing-world-hardcover","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}