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Wolf Totem
Wolf Totem
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Published:
27 March, 2008
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Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen volunteers to live in a remote settlement on the border of Inner and Outer Mongolia, where he discovers life of apparent idyllic simplicity amongst the nomads and the wild wolves who roam the plains. But when members of the People's Republic swarm in from the cities to bring modernity and productivity to the grasslands, the peace of Chen's solitary existence is shattered, and the delicate balance between humans and wolves is disrupted. Only time will tell whether the grasslands' environment and culture will ever recover...Wolf Totem has been a sensation ever since it shot to the top of the Chinese bestseller charts in 2004. A beautiful and moving portrayal of a land and culture that no longer exists, it is also a powerful portrait of modern China and a fascinating insight into the country's own view of itself, its history and its people.
Prizes
Winner of Man Asian Literary Prize 2007.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241143520 |
| ISBN10 | 0241143527 |
| Number Of Pages | 544 |
| Item Weight | 738 g |
| Product Dimensions | 150 x 40 x 236 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hamish Hamilton |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
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Author's Bio
Jiang Rong was born in Beijing in 1946. In 1967, he volunteered to join the first wave of intellectuals who moved to the countryside, and lived as a nomad on the outer edges of Inner Mongolia for 11 years. In 1978, he returned to Beijing, where he took a postgraduate degree in economics, and took a position as an economics professor at a Beijing university. He lives in Beijing with his wife, the renowned author and feminist critic Zhang Kangkang. Wolf Totem is his first novel.