Living

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Features: This book has won numerous awards, including the Best Book Awards from Taiwan's China Times and Hong Kong's Popular Monthly, as well as the· in Italy. It is a must-have collectible for literature enthusiasts! Yu Hua lets us see what truly thrilling narration is. To Live, whether in humiliation or glory; To Live, whether in sweetness or bitterness; To Live, whether willing or unwilling, liking or disliking, one must live... The landlord's son, Fugui, is addicted to gambling and eventually loses his entire family fortune, leaving him penniless. In poverty, Fugui goes to seek medical treatment for his mother but is instead conscripted by the Nationalist army on the way. Later, he is captured by the People's Liberation Army. Upon returning to his hometown, he discovers his mother has already passed away. His wife, Jiazhen, struggles to raise their two children with great hardship, but their daughter becomes deaf and mute. Their son is lively and playful. However, the true tragedy begins to unfold gradually. With every page turned, we can't help but tear up, because the rare warmth in life is torn apart again and again by death, leaving only the old Fugui accompanied by an old cow, recalling the past under the sun.