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Moments of small tender realism of every day life mixed in with long waves of utter devastation Not an easy book to read for the most part Enjoyed the witty open endings that were grounded than your average short story open ambiguity free for all Strong characters that felt believable encased in dialogue that had the charming off kilter feeling that comes from translated text Title story left me nauseous Final story left me smiling and humbled on the train Not for the faint of heart worth it for the consistency between stories to evoke a time and place many writers struggle to without falling into familiar patterns Yu Hua If you re looking for a book of pleasant stories with happy endings this isn t it The stories reflect the fatalism that seems to be common in Chinese culture Few if any of the characters in this book could be described as sympathetic ones yet I still was enthralled by their stories Yu Hua I liked the idea of the book than what it actually offered and it took quite a bit of effort to appreciate As a Chinese American I was hoping to connect with the book in a joyluck esque way but found that maybe this book is appropriate for my parents generation Yu Hua is successful in making absolutely absurd moments mundane and while the book may accurately paint post cultural revolution China it ended up feeling like just an OK read Yu Hua i truly don t think this book is as gruesome and heinous as some people have reviewed it to be don t get me wrong SOME of the stories are uncomfortable to read bc you wouldn t think of people being that cruel but for me that was only the first two stories that made me feel that way apart from that the rest was easy to get through not saying they didn t have bad things happen but i just didn t find them all that hard to read at least personally this book wasn t as good at to live my for me bc not all the stories were as attention grabbing as others but my favorite story in for sure was their son that was one i wouldn t have minded a few pages of. Boy in the twilightg group what i loved most about this book is that you were never 100% if the story you were reading was going to end good or bad i think that s what made it fun to read Yu Hua I read these stories while living in China only forty minutes away by train from Hangzhou where Yu Hua grew up. Boy in the twilightd cd Daily I am surrounded for the most part by a population who are living and who have lived lives entirely beyond my comprehension Such are the circumstances of the cultural gulf with no shared language or means of expression to bridge it So it is with thanks to Yu Hua that I feel I can at least partially read the legion of faces around me From the costly sacrifices of mothers and fathers to the frank and almost comical cruelty of young men and besides Yu Hua sheds an unremitting light on China fascinating surprising and very real Yu Hua Yu Hua simplified Chinese site_link traditional Chinese site_link pinyin Y Hu is a Chinese author born April 3 1960 in Hangzhou Zhejiang province He practiced dentistry for five years and later turned to fiction writing in 1983 because he didnt like looking into people s mouths the whole day Writing allowed him to be creative and flexible citation needed He grew up during the Cultural Revolution and many of his stories and novels are marked by this experience One of the distinctive characteristics of his work is his penchant for detailed descriptions of brutal violence. Boy twilight sparkle Yu Hua has written four novels six collections of stories and three collections of essays His most important novels are Chronicle of a Blood Merchant and To Liv Yu Hua simplified Chinese site_link traditional Chinese site_link pinyin Y Hu is a Chinese author born April 3 1960 in Hangzhou Zhejiang province He practiced dentistry for five years and later turned to fiction writing in 1983 because he didn t like looking into people s mouths the whole day Writing allowed him to be creative and flexible citation needed He grew up during the Cultural Revolution and many of his stories and novels are marked by this experience One of the distinctive characteristics of his work is his penchant for detailed descriptions of brutal violence. Boy in the twilightj jj Yu Hua has written four novels six collections of stories and three collections of essays His most important novels are Chronicle of a Blood Merchant and To Live The latter novel was adapted for film by Zhang Yimou Because the film was banned in China it instantly made the novel a bestseller and Yu Hua a worldwide celebrity His novels have been translated into English French German Italian Dutch Persian Polish Spanish Swedish Hungarian Serbian Hebrew Japanese Korean Malayalam and Turkish from Wikipedia site_link site_link From the acclaimed author of Brothers and To Live thirteen audacious stories that resonate with the beauty grittiness and exquisite irony of everyday life in China Yu Hua s narrative gifts populist voice and inimitable wit have made him one of the most celebrated and best selling writers in China These flawlessly crafted stories unflinching in their honesty yet balanced with humor and compassion take us into the small towns and dirt roads that are home to the people who make China run In the title story a shopkeeper confronts a child thief and punishes him without mercy Victory shows a young couple shaken by the husband s infidelity scrambling to stake claims to the components of their shared life Sweltering Summer centers on an awkward young man who shrewdly uses the perks of his government position to court two women at once Other tales show by turns two poor factory workers who spoil their only son a gang of peasants who bully the village orphan and a spectacular fistfight outside a refinery bathhouse With sharp language and a keen eye Yu Hua explores the line between cruelty and warmth on which modern China is precariously joyfully balanced Taken together these stories form a timely snapshot of a nation lit with the deep feeling and ready humor that characterize its people Already a sensation in Asia certain to win recognition around the world Yu Hua in Boy in the Twilight showcases the peerless gifts of a writer at the top of his form Boy in the Twilight Stories of the Hidden ChinaDark depressing and at times even disturbing The first story in particular was beyond awful I only pushed through because this was assigned reading for work and the author did write very well and keeps the reader engaged I would have a really difficult time recommending this book to anyone though I guess if you like stories filled with death torture infidelity and violence this is the book for you Yu Hua This is a nice set of stories showing life in China for everyday people Being fiction it is hard to say whether it is an accurate depiction of China but it s probably pretty close In these stories focus rests briefly on brutishness petty cruelty small mindedness and all the other everyday evils of daily life with two particularly ugly scenes setting the tone in the first 2 stories as a halfwit man is tricked into becoming complicit in the killing of his only friend and a small boy is tortured by a vendor for stealing an apple There are some nice scenes too but not so many or so frequently that we can forget that under the nice veneer any of these people may posses a much crueler side as simply another aspect of their very normalness The people in these stories struggle with finding the balance between conformity and individuality good behavior and servility and the wrong step at any point can prove disastrous in a society where everyone is watching and eagerly waiting for their chance to get ahead of you without being seen to be trying too hard Yu Hua Yu Hua s short story collection of working man s China is fascinating It s a snapshot of hard scrabble lives colorful characters and evolving attitudes that gave me a greater understanding of what it means to be Chinese A thoroughly entertaining read Yu Hua Love the short stories interesting narratives highly recommend this book Yu Hua The short stories felt authentic and true yet disturbing Authentic in that they describe real events and real lives of regular people Disturbing in that they are cruel violent and sad Yu Hua