Praise for the first edition: ..". in the greattradition of Orwell and Solzhenitsyn, its true subject is the survival -- andsometimes the defeat -- of the human spirit in its lonely quest for integrity."-- Time"The almost childlike directness of Chen's tales... iscaptured in the very lightly revised translations of this new edition... Highlyrecommended." -- ChoiceA classic of modern world literature, thiscollection of stories provides a vivid ...
