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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant : a Novel by Hua Yu; Andrew F Jones is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chronicle of a Blood Merchant : a Novel about?
One of the last decades ten most influential books in China, this internationally acclaimed novel by one of the mainlands most important contemporary writers provides an unflinching portrait of life under Chairman Mao. A cart-pusher in a silk mill, Xu Sanguan augments his meager salary with regular visits to the local blood chief. His visits become lethally frequent as he struggles to provide for his wife and three sons at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Shattered to discover that his favorite son was actually born of a liaison between his wife and a neighbor, he suffers his greatest indignity, while his wife is publicly scorned as a prostitute. Although the poverty and betrayals of Maos regime have drained him, Xu Sanguan ultimately finds strength in the blood ties of his family. With rare emotional intensity, grippingly raw descriptions of place and time, and clear-eyed compassion, Yu Hua gives us a stunning tapestry of human life in the grave particulars of one mans days. From the Trade Paperback edition. Review Immensely moving. . . . Artfully constructed, beautifully written, and stealthily consuming[it] repeatedly stops you in your tracks. The Boston Globe A rare ach
Who reads Chronicle of a Blood Merchant : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hua Yu; Andrew F Jones
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307425263
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (122 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14