Yu Hua: Ten key words to understand China.

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Originally published on Rue89- 09/13/2010 –

After the international success of his novel “Brothers”, Yu Hua, publishes as world premiere in France, “China in ten words,” a collection of essays organized around ten key words: political terms of Communist China or of the current capitalist developments, but also sociological analysis and texts related to the writer’s career.

This book is an extension of “Brothers” – ” the idea is to fill with a non-fictional narrative, … Lire la suite

The “modernist” origins of the Chinese writer Yu Hua.

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Originally published on Rue89, 02/03/2010

Yu Hua is one of the major modern Chinese writers. After the worldwide success of his novel “Brothers,” a collection of short stories “On the Road at Eighteen Years,” has been translated, which leads us to revisit his origins and the literature of this period.

The Cultural Revolution, a  school for Yu Hua:
This is a critical period, which will influence his future books.Ten years of education in schools which … Lire la suite

« Brothers » by Yu Hua, from Cultural Revolution to modern capitalism.

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Originally published on Rue89- 04/17/2008 –

 “Brothers,” the book by the famous Chinese writer Yu Hua, who enjoyed considerable success in China, has been translated in France. On this occasion, Yu Hua is in Paris; Rue89 could ask him some questions with the help of Isabelle Rabut, translator of the novel and professor at the “INALCO”.

 

Brothers:

The novel was published in two volumes in 2005 and 2006 and has sold more than one … Lire la suite