In the late nineteenth century, as crippling famine devastated northern China, the Li family had no choice but to leave Shanxi province. Heading north, they began a new life, farming the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. They prospered as landowners and teachers, but could not escape the ravages of warlords, soldiers and revolutionaries. Born into this pioneering family, Li Yao grew up in Mao's China. He dreamt of becoming a writer, but his dreams were torn apart by the Cultural Revolution. When the storm finally subsided, the young man turned to translation. In Australian writing, he found colourful tales set in new landscapes, a literature quite unfamiliar to him.Li Yao's story is interwoven with that of his friend, Australian historian David Walker. David's family had also settled in an unfamiliar and difficult land, a world away in distant South Australia. The two men became friends as Li Yao translated one of David's books into Chinese, and their personal histories provide a fascinating, illuminating window into life in China, an experience inevitably shaped by China's relations with the wider world.

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Publisher

Melbourne University Press Digital

Year

2022

ISBN

9780522878554

Topic

Littérature

Subtopic

Littérature générale

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Chapter 1 Searching for the ancestral village
Chapter 2 The strong devour the weak
Chapter 3 Breaking new ground
Chapter 4 Engaging the enemy
Chapter 5 The birth of the little emperor
Chapter 6 The sweet tangerine
Chapter 7 The little literary giant
Chapter 8 Leaping forward
Chapter 9 The wind in the tower
Chapter 10 Ghosts and monsters
Chapter 11 White pigeons
Chapter 12 Snowstorm on the grasslands
Chapter 13 Facing contagions
Chapter 14 The study class
Chapter 15 Meeting places
Chapter 16 Soaring peaks
Chapter 17 Endings
Chapter 18 Beginnings
Chapter 19 Reading deep in willows
Acknowledgements
Select Bibliography
Appendix—Translations by Li Yao
About the Authors
Index