Chronicle of a Blood Merchant Chinese Zodiac More Confessions of a Mask

More Confessions of a Mask than Well of Loneliness

at this historical juncture characterized by the rise of China

Sommer examines the social

As I fell into this young creature named Ding Yi

Imprint: New York Review Books

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant Chinese Zodiac More Confessions of a MaskPublisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Imprint: Anchor Books Pub date: 31 May 2013 Language: English Number of pages: 272 Weight: 238g Height: 203mm Width: 132mm Spine width: 21mm From the acclaimed author of Brothers and China in Ten Words: here is Yu Hua's unflinching portrait of life under Chairman Mao. A cart pusher in a silk mill, Xu Sanguan augments his meager salary with regular visits to the local blood chief. His visits become lethally