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Portée-la-Lumière : roman by Pingwa Jia; Geneviève Imbot-Bichet is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Surrounded by the Qinling Mountains, in Shaanxi province, is the Bourg-des-Cerisiers. Portée-la-Lumière, a young woman as lovely as she is brilliant, has just been appointed head of administration. Assisted by the faithful Zhuzi, she must ensure order and social "harmony" and respond to the many complaints of the villagers, whether it is a lice infestation or the construction of a new factory. supposed to bring economic prosperity. But Portée-la-Lumière's tender heart could well lead her to her demise. In this colossal novel, Jia Pingwa paints a striking picture of rural China, the small people of the countryside and the many tensions and contradictions which crack the varnish of the famous "harmony" supposed to reign in the country. Translated from Chinese by Geneviève Imbot-Bichet

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Author

Pingwa Jia; Geneviève Imbot-Bichet

Publisher

Stock

Published

2018

Language

FR

ISBN

9782234078468

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction