Simplest-shop.comonline shopping, the simple way |
Welcome | Help  |
| Search for |
|
Home > Books > Foreign Language Books > Chinese > Red Sorghum Novel China
This website will be shutdown on 2008-04-01.
|
 Add to shopping cart |
Red Sorghum: A Novel of China | |||||||
 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Catalog: Book Release date: 1994-04-01 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 368 Ean: 9780140168549 Book Isbn: 0140168540  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
|
| |||||
| Top stores | Description | Price | Link to shop |
| amazon.com |
Availability: in 24 hours Current discount:31% off !!! |
$10.88 | |
| used | 22 used offers, as low as... | $0.06 | see more used offers |
| all new | 22 thirdParty new offers, as low as... | $8.10 | see more ThirdParty new offers |
| collectible | 1 collectible offers, as low as... | $35.00 | see more collectible new offers |
| Professional Review: |
| A legend in China, where it won the major literary awards and inspired an Oscar-nominated film, this is a novel of family, myth, and memory, set during the fratricidal barbarity of the 1930s, when the Chinese battled both Japanese invaders and each other. |
| User Reviews: |
|
Written on May 14, 2001 Summary: Red Sorghum Red Sorghum is a great book tat shows you what is was like for some of the chinese people when they were invaded by the japanese in the 1930's. Mo Yan,although very explicit at some times, gives you some detail on what it was like for the chinese to be either slaves of the japanese or what it's like to be at war with them. He does this by using characters in the book and gives them different roles whether they are soldiers, farmers, women, or just other people involved in this crisis. Yan shows what happened to the chinese if they did not obey the japanese and did this by using some detailed, but graphic language. He paints a very good picture in your head is what I mean. Yan though also showed what what would happen to you if you broke the law and Yan also added some cultural items to this book. For example the chinese womens' binding of the feat and also showed how a couple fell in love. I would reccomend reading this book if you are someone who is either interested in chinese history or someone who just enjoys reading a great book. Written on August 17, 2000 Summary: Unforgettable Historical Fiction! The Japanese Invasion of China in 1937 is a dark period in history. The Japanese committed many horrible crimes and atrocities on the Chinese population. Red Sorghum in very graphic graphic detail describes some of these atrocities and their impact on the Chinese civilian population. But the book is much more than that. WWII does play a major role in the book, but the book is also a look into Chinese culture, family, and is such a moving window on China during this time period. This is not an easy read. The translation is very good, but the book is very detailed and again at times very graphic. I do not like to bash books like the Good Earth or The Single Pebble as many people do. I agree that neither book was written by a Chinese person and I understand some of the criticism that orginates from that fact. I enjoyed both books and think they are valuable. HOwever, if you are from the school that demands a Chinese author and a Chinese voice to Chinese literature you must read Mo Yan. He is a gifted writer and he brings to life some very difficult times in Chinese History. This is a very powerful book and parts of it will stay with you long after you have read the book. Again, this is not an easy book to read but well worth the effort. Written on January 3, 2000 Summary: A masterpiece A masterpiece of the calibre of One Hundred Years of Solitute and The Unbearable Lightness of Being - according to the covertext of the Dutch translation. So not exactly light reading material, but rural Chinese horrors so accurately descibed that I think the book should come with a warning. The plot is gripping and the prose flows easily - not as heavy on the reader as the long sentences and philosophical reflections of the above mentioned masterpieces can be. The fact that the end of the story leaves one wondering can be either good or the only bad thing about the book - I am still wondering. This book should be read by anyone who is interested in history and the dark side of humanity in general.  Written on February 5, 1999 Summary: Incredibly Vivid This is one of the most vivid, gut-wrenching books I have ever read. It is so utterly real that it can't really be thought of as fiction. Of course, it really isn't. All of the horrors the author describes were actually perpetrated by the Japanese in China. The closest experience to reading this is Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood". Both leave you shaking. The translation is very, very well done. I can only assume that the original Chinese writing is this good! |
| Comparison map |
| Wondering how the book "Red Sorghum: A Novel of China" relates to similar books? Find out at a glance here: |
| Price comparison |
 Red Sorghum: A Novel of China |
 To Live: A Novel |
 Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas |
 Rickshaw: The Novel Lo-t'o Hsiang Tzu |
 A Dictionary of Maqiao |
 The Garlic Ballads: A Novel |
| Our price | $10.88 | $11.16 | $11.01 | $9.90 | $10.20 | $12.55 |
| List price | $16.00 | $13.95 | $12.95 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.95 |
| Lowest used price | $0.06 | $3.25 | $2.95 | $0.60 | $2.00 | $3.39 |
| Lowest new price | $8.10 | $6.50 | $7.40 | $6.90 | $6.97 | $6.99 |
| Collectible price | $35.00 | $14.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 1994-04-01 | 2003-08-26 | 2004-07-06 | 1979-06-01 | 2005-09-27 | 2006-01-11 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 368 | 256 | 272 | 264 | 416 | 308 |
| Ean | 9780140168549 | 9781400031863 | 9780060596330 | 9780824806552 | 9780385339353 | 9781559707756 |
| Book Isbn | 0140168540 | 1400031869 | 0060596333 | 0824806557 | 0385339356 | 1559707755 |
| Link to shop* (opens in a new window) | BUY IT NOW* | BUY IT NOW* | BUY IT NOW* | BUY IT NOW* | BUY IT NOW* | BUY IT NOW* |
| take one out? |
|
I am here: Home > Books > Foreign Language Books > Chinese > Red Sorghum Novel China
This website will be shutdown on 2008-04-01.
|
 E-mail this page |
|
About the Simplest Shop | Help | Term of Use | Privacy Policy
Home | Contact us | Bookmark us | get paid for writing |
|
Copyright Simplest-Shop.com 2004. All rights reserved |