copyright 1989; China Books publishers, San Francisco; hardbound; drawing of the courtyard; with Glossary; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket very good with very minor edge wear.
 
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The first novel by this Beijing journalist. Based on his own childhood, it tells of the daily lives of 10 poor families who live around a central courtyard in a back-alley Beijing slum who find themselves caught up in the Cultural Revolution that shook the People's Republic of China. Editor's note.