An award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decade’s ten most influential books there, To Live tells the epic story of one man’s transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant.
After squandering his family’s fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer. Forced by the Nationalist Army to leave behind his family, he witnesses the horrors and privations of the Civil War, only to return years later to face a string of hardships brought on by the ravages of the Cultural Revolution. Left with an ox as the companion of his final years, Fugui stands as a model of flinty authenticity, buoyed by his appreciation for life in this narrative of humbling power.
##Our lives are the extension of those that lived before us. We are the remains of those who passed. We should not take life for granted because they lived for themselves but also for us. We should continue to be the extension. — for a friend 4/7/2022
评分##翻译得略显生硬
评分##这就是影响巨大的那本书,10多年前
评分##翻译得略显生硬
评分##翻译得不错。可惜英文读着总觉得欠点儿什么。
评分##公司book club书目
评分##这就是影响巨大的那本书,10多年前
评分##这就是影响巨大的那本书,10多年前
评分##男主整个找抽。。。小孩最可怜好不好。。男权社会伤不起啊。伤不起。。。 玉华整个苦B小说的代言人。。。终于明白为什么中国曾一度禁止这本小说。。。也把旧社会写得太阴暗了吧。。。。