false 3493907 2 <p> Originally published in 1987, two years before the Tiananmen Square protests, Zhang Wei's award-winning novel is the story of three generations of the Sui, Zhao, and Li families living in the fictional northern town of Wali during China's troubled postliberation years. </p> <p> Spanning four decades following the creation of the People's Republic in 1949, <i>The Ancient Ship</i> is a bold examination of a society in turmoil, the struggle of oppressed people to control their own fate, and the clash between tradition and modernization. In the course of the narrative, the townspeople of Wali face the moments that have defined China's history during the latter part of the twentieth century: the land reform programs, the famine of 1959-1961, the Great Leap Forward, the Anti-Rightist Campaign, and the Cultural Revolution. Translated into English for the very first time, <i>The Ancient Ship</i> is a revolutionary work of Chinese fiction that speaks to people across the globe. </p> 3535509 1 9 2008 The Ancient Ship total:12|5:0|4:0|3:0|2:1|1:0| 12 38 34 3 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 5 0 false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 07:32:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 07:37:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 1 1 false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 06:39:28 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 00:32:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 4 0 false Mon Oct 20 08:29:33 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 08:33:17 -0700 2008 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 21:48:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 21:49:50 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Sun Oct 18 16:34:41 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 16:34:41 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Sat Aug 08 11:46:24 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:46:24 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Wed Jul 29 12:24:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 12:24:20 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 3 0 false Tue Jul 21 08:11:50 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 08:11:50 -0700 2009 6533226 0007286155 9780007286157 1 0 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6533226-the-ancient-ship 5 0 false Mon Jun 08 06:03:30 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 06:03:30 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 4 0 false Wed Jun 10 20:52:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 18:15:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 20:52:55 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Fri May 29 14:57:25 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 14:57:25 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 4 0 false Mon Mar 16 01:16:15 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 01:16:15 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Thu Feb 12 05:18:08 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 05:18:08 -0800 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Tue Feb 10 09:57:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 09:57:49 -0800 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 4 0 false Sat Feb 07 19:20:34 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 19:20:34 -0800 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Fri Feb 06 07:01:14 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 04:16:40 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 2 0 false Tue Jun 09 12:33:39 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 05 14:03:37 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:33:39 -0700 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Sun Jan 18 07:53:22 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 07:53:22 -0800 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Sat Jan 17 09:17:43 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 09:17:43 -0800 2009 3493907 0061436909 9780061436901 11 3 3.17 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3493907.The_Ancient_Ship 0 0 false Sat Jan 10 18:20:23 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 18:20:23 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3493907