It is 1969 and China is in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The Tao family is banished to the countryside, forced
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Table of contents :
Contents
Translator's Preface
Notes on Translation
One. Banishment
Two. The Enclosure
Three. Young Too
Four. Primary School
Five. Animals
Six. The Farm Tools Factory
Seven. Zhao Ningsheng
Eight. The Cleaning Bug
Nine. "516"
Ten. Rich Peasants
Eleven. Striking Root
Twelve. The Author
Thirteen. Conclusion
Excerpts from the Glossary in the Chinese Version of Banished!
Han Dong and the World of Chinese Literature
About the Translator