The Last Quarter of the Moon - Paperback
by Chi Zijian
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Availability:In StockContributor:Chi Zijian, Bruce Humes (Translator), Diane Wilson (Introduction by)Series:SeedbankPublish date:1/13/2026Pages:344
Language:EnglishPublisher:Milkweed EditionsISBN-13:9781571311474ISBN-10:1571311475UPC:9781571311474Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Nature & the Environment, Literary, Small Town & RuralSize:8.35 x 5.51 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCSDZBYA28
The Last Quarter of the Moon
In this sweeping epic, full of love and loss, a woman from one of the last remote reindeer-herding tribes of northeastern China tells the story of her family and the last century of her country's history.
"A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them."
At dawn, an elder sits among the birch trees while the...
Series: Seedbank
Language:EnglishPublisher:Milkweed EditionsISBN-13:9781571311474ISBN-10:1571311475UPC:9781571311474Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Nature & the Environment, Literary, Small Town & RuralSize:8.35 x 5.51 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCSDZBYA28
Chi Zijian received the Mao Dun Literary Award--the highest honor for a novelist in China--for The Last Quarter of the Moon, which has been translated into ten languages. She is known for her writing that touches on the folklore of Northeast China and is the only Chinese writer to have won the prestigious Lu Xun Literary Award three times for outstanding accomplishment in short fiction and...
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
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Chi Zijian, Bruce Humes (Translator), Diane Wilson (Introduction by)
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