Manhattan Chinese Women (New Edition)

Author: Zhou Li
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Decades later, The Chinese Woman in Manhattan remains deeply popular among Chinese readers. Since its release in 1992, the book has sold over 1.6 million copies and won the "Times Trend Award" and the "October Literature Award." According to a report in the World Journal (New York), in 2000, Beijing's literary and media circles selected the top 10 influential literary works of the 1990s. Zhou Li's The Chinese Woman in Manhattan, alongside The Yongzheng Dynasty by Erhuohe, and the works of Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, Mo Yan, Chen Zhongshi, and Yu Qiujiu, was among the chosen works, with Zhou Li being the only female author. Through her personal experiences, Zhou Li carved out the soul history of a generation, using her poetic and painterly pen to erect a monument for her contemporaries. This book is not a fictional novel but an autobiographical account, a documentary novel. The structure of the book immediately reveals a grand style, consisting of six chapters: New York's Business Turmoil, Childhood, A Teenager's First Love, A Cabin in the Northeast, Studying in the United States, and The Chinese Woman in Manhattan, each self-contained. The titles of these chapters can largely summarize the rich and varied life experiences of the author Zhou Li. The entire book spans 400,000 words, reading it feels like she is having a heartfelt conversation with you. Her bold portrayal of a new era and new opportunities, along with her confessions about her dramatic life experiences and values, leave readers reflecting deeply after closing the book, eager to take action. Literature has a silent "horn-like" catalytic effect on the times and society. In the early 1990s, China's reform and opening-up were like a dragon submerged underwater, just beginning to surface. Today, a decade later, the Chinese Eastern Dragon has soared out of the sea, captivating the world. Who can deny that behind these remarkable achievements over the past decade, there are also the blood, sweat, and perseverance of countless outstanding Chinese women and men at home and abroad, who have endured hardships and strived tirelessly?