Bai: The Remote Country Paper

by Bai Hua and Hua Bai

Book Overview

In altering chapers, the novel tells the stories of Sunamei, a young woman from a rural matriarchal community, and Lian Rui, a self-absorbed man who is also weary witness to the Cultural Revolution. Through his two protagonists, the author addresses themes of the repression and freedon of sexuality, the brutality of modernity, and the fluidity of gender roles as the novel moves hypnotically and inevitably toward a collision between two worlds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824816110
• ISBN13: 9780824816117
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating story

This book gives you a look at another culture, where women are more important in family structure. It was haunting and compelling. A good read.