false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168030472m/29490.jpg 29490 7 An international literary phenomenon-now available for the first time in English translation-Candy is a hip, harrowing tale of risk and desire, the story of a young Chinese woman forging a life for herself in a world seemingly devoid of guidelines. Hong, who narrates the novel, and whose life in many ways parallels the author's own, drops out of high school and runs away at age 17 to the frontier city of Shenzen. As Hong navigates the temptations of the city, she quickly falls in love with a young musician and together they dive into a cruel netherworld of alcohol, drugs, and excess, a life that fails to satisfy Hong's craving for an authentic self, and for a love that will define her. This startling and subversive novel is a blast of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll that opens up to us a modern China we've never seen before. - Banned in China-with Mian Mian labeled the 'poster child for spiritual pollution'-CANDY still managed to sell 60,000 copies, as well as countless additional copies in pirated editions. - CANDY has been published in eight countries to date and has become a bestseller in France. 29943 2000 Candy total:227|5:36|4:57|3:80|2:40|1:14| 227 742 320 32 3 1 false false Mon Sep 08 14:24:32 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 14:27:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 12 18:38:05 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 18:38:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Aug 13 09:11:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 09:13:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 08:59:30 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 11:01:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat May 09 20:34:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 20:36:06 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Sep 26 14:50:06 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 14:50:27 -0700 2009 .5 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Dec 02 11:07:38 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 11:08:09 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 06:55:13 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 07:08:19 -0800 2007
Tipična predstavnica trenda u modernoj kineskoj književnosti; ja-roman o socijalno neprilagođenoj mladoj djevojci u urbanoj sredini, okruženoj jednako nekonformističkim likovima, glazbom, drogom, sexom, polupečenim filozofiranjem i odustvom ikakvog smisla. Imam...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 17 19:26:48 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 19:26:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 true false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 19:43:09 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 20:28:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 11:45:52 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 11:48:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jul 24 06:58:32 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 09:33:40 -0700 2007
But i like this book, tho. Perhaps, i was in my lowest point when reading it :P. And it inspired me to write about something dark, w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Sep 19 12:30:06 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 12:30:06 -0700 2007
I could not put it down, although I wouldn't say that I am a better person for reading it.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 08 19:43:36 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 19:47:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Sep 25 12:13:47 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 12:16:55 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun May 24 23:29:33 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 17:30:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Mar 26 14:12:47 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 26 14:12:56 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon Apr 07 17:49:32 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 17:52:32 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Oct 07 22:50:41 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 22:52:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 25 19:30:20 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 11:23:17 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=29490