Stories of the Sahara

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Beschreibung

<b>The book that has captivated millions of Chinese readers, translated into English for the very first time.</b><b>'Hypnotic . . . A record of one person's fierce refusal to follow a path laid down for her by the rest of the world' </b>Tash Aw, <i>Paris Review </i>Books of the Year Sanmao: author, adventurer, pioneer. Born in China in 1943, she moved from Chongqing to Taiwan, Spain to Germany, the Canary Islands to Central America, and, for several years in the 1970s, to the Sahara. <i>Stories of the Sahara </i>invites us into Sanmao's extraordinary life in the desert: her experiences of love and loss, freedom and peril, all told with a voice as spirited as it is timeless. At a period when China was beginning to look beyond its borders, Sanmao fired the imagination of millions and inspired a new generation. With an introduction by Sharlene Teo, author of <i>Ponti</i>, this is an essential collection from one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures. <b>'Every story conveys Sanmao's infectious capacity for wonder' Sharlene Teo, author of <i>Ponti</i></b><b>'Has endured for generations of young Taiwanese and Chinese women' </b><i>New York Times</i><b>'Ground-breaking' </b><i>Geographical</i><b>'A remarkable and brave book. Sanmao was a freewheeling feminist who broke all the rules and did so with a gleeful, mischievous smile' </b>David Eimer, <i>South China Morning Post</i>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781408881842

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 130 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Bloomsbury UK