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The artisans : a vanishing Chinese village
Jiangren. English
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"Born in Shen Village in Southeast China, Shen Fuyu grew up in a family of farmers. Years later, Shen, now a writer, returned to his hometown to capture the village's rich history in the face of in...
"Born in Shen Village in Southeast China, Shen Fuyu grew up in a family of farmers. Years later, Shen, now a writer, returned to his hometown to capture the village's rich history in the face of industrialization. Through his own childhood memories and those of his ancestors, Shen resurrects the working life of Shen Village through interlinked stories of fifteen artisans as their lives intersect over the course of a century"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Shen Fuyu ; translated by Jeremy Tiang
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Astra House, [2022]
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 239 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781662600753, 1662600755, 9781662600760
- OCLC
- on1290494013
- Translation of: Jiangren.
- "Originally published in the Chinese language as Jiangren by Insight Media, China South Publishing & Media Group, 2015."--Title page verso.
- Text in English, translated from the Chinese.
- The bricklayer -- The bamboo-weaver -- The tofu-maker -- The lantern-maker -- The carpenter -- The barber -- The pot-mender -- The sculptor -- The gardener -- The blacksmith -- The jack-of-all-trades -- The tailor -- The schoolteacher -- The scale operator -- The weaver -- Endings