false 13987287 163573 2688915 160489007X 9781604890075 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1210963437m/2688915.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1210963437s/2688915.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2688915.Apologies_Forthcoming 4.59 29 From the Publisher: A totally illuminating collection of stories centered around China's cultural revolution and its aftermath, which, as we learn, continues even today. Xujun Eberlein lived in China during that tumultuous period and now makes her home in America. This, her first story collection, is both disturbing and enthralling.]]> 1179964 4.60 30 15 2008 5 3 false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 29 17:13:13 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 16 17:49:49 -0700 2008
This is an impressive debut. It's not just the writing, which is careful and concise, but the package in its entirety, a (partial) explanation through stories of people and places which I recognize from history books, but knew little about bef...more...]]>