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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Shen, Congwen, 1902-1988.     Subjects     China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shen, Congwen, 1902-1988.       by title:      Border town : a nove...         MARC Display

Border town : a novel / Shen Congwen ; translated by Jeffrey C. Kinkley. by Shen, Congwen, 1902-1988. New York : HarperPerennial, c2009. Subjects China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780061436918 (pbk.) : Series:  HarperPerennial modern Chinese classics. Description:  xi, 169 p. ; 21 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Requests:  0 Summary:  First published in 1934, Border Town brings to life the story of Cuicui, a young country girl coming of age during a time of national turmoil. Like any teenager, Cuicui dreams of romance and finding true love. She's spellbound by the local custom of nighttime serenades, and she is deftly pursued by two eligible brothers. But Cuicui is also haunted by the imminent death of her grandfather, a poor and honorable ferryman who is her only family. As she grows up, Cuicui discovers that life is full of the unexpected and that she alone will make the choices that determine her destiny. A brilliant portrayal of Chinese rural life before the Communist revolution.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Adult Fiction Shen Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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