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Hard like water : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.

Hard like water : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated fro...

Hard like water : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.

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Hard like water : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.

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Full title

Hard like water : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.

Publisher

New York : Grove Press, 2021.

Uniform title

Jian ying ru shui. English

Call Numbers

G 2021/2158

Record Identifier

74VKaLLQLQPX

MMS ID

991024428944802626

Language

English

Chinese

(Language of original)

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

421 pages ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Grove Press, 2021.

Edition

First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2021.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"Returning to his village invigorated by success in the army, Gao Aijun sees the beautiful Xia Hongmei walking barefoot alongside the railway track in the warm afternoon sun, and is instantly smitten. Hiding their relationship from their spouses, the pair hurl themselves into the struggle to bring revolution to their backwater village. They wait to...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Hard like water : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.

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Notes

General note

Critics' Picks

Language note

Translated from the Chinese.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2021

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2021/2158

Record Identifier

74VKaLLQLQPX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaLLQLQPX

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ISBN

0802158129

9780802158123

DDC

895.1352

MMS ID

991024428944802626

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