The first of the late acclaimed Chinese author Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, THE RICE-SPROUT SONG portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s. Chang's chilling depiction of the peasants' desperate attempts to survive both the impending famine and government abuse makes for spellbinding reading.
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The first of the late acclaimed Chinese author Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, THE RICE-SPROUT SONG portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s. Chang's chilling depiction of the peasants' desperate attempts to survive both the impending famine and government abuse makes for spellbinding reading.
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Good. 5" x 8" Underlining to approx 15 pages, else pages clean; binding tight; creases, store stickers & moderate wear to covers. 182 pages. Foreword by David Der-wei Wang.
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Add this copy of The Rice-Sprout Song to cart. $512.00, very good condition, Sold by Midway Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1955 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Edition:
First edition with Scribner's A on copyright page
Publisher:
Charles Scribner's Sons
Published:
1955
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18481450110
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 19.5 x 13 cm. vi 182pp. Black & green cloth with gilt lettering in dust jacket. Light rubbing to bottom edge of front cover. Original price of $3.00 present on front flap. A couple of small chips out of the edges of the head and tail of jacket spine. Eileen Chang was a Chinese immigrant to the USA in ~1955. This is her first novel in English, written in Hong Kong. It was commissioned by the United States Information Service as anti-Communist propaganda and depicts the horrors of land reform under the communist regime in early 1950s China. (Source: essay on Chang by the NYRB).
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 182 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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