This book features six short stories exploring themes of love and life's struggles, reflecting the challenges faced by Chinese people. Each chapter presents different narratives, from a love affair to the hardships of students and farmers. Not all stories end happily, offering a poignant view of Chinese life in earlier years.
This novel tells the story of Sanjay, a poor farmer in China. In order to hold the funeral of his mother and his own wedding, he borrowed 30 yuan from the local landlord Vasin. Within five years, although he worked hard for Vasin, his wages and annual output of his own land were far enough to pay off the debt because of high loan interest rate. Sanjay’s family even failed to satisfy their basic need. The cruel real life made the young man gradually give up himself-stealing, gambling, and finally becoming a jerk that villagers hated in the old society. Since Sanjay did something disgraceful, Vasin united with other villagers to bury him alive. Therefore, Sanjay fled outside. After liberation over seven years later, he came back home to move his family. Although the story is short, it talks about inequality in that era and the poor people's…
Na osudu malé čínské vesničky ukazuje autor s hlubokou přesvědčivostí život čínského lidu v době před čínsko - japonskou válkou, v době války a těsně po ní. Citace z tiráže: Přeloženo do češtiny z ruského překladu. Vydáno pro členy Čtenářské obce jako hlavní svazek ediceSvět v rámci odběrního příspěvku, v němž je zahrnut nárok na vázanou knihu i Literární noviny.