Trees Without Wind

by Li Rui

Book Overview

Unfolding in the tense years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), Trees Without Wind takes place in a remote Shanxi village in which a rare affliction has left the residents physically stunted. Director Liu, an older revolutionary and local commune head, becomes embroiled in a power struggle with Zhang Weiguo, a young ideologue who believes he is the model of a true revolutionary. Complicating matters is a woman named Nuanyu, who, like...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231162758
• ISBN13: 9780231162753
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 6.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher