Fields of Joy
Published on 20. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-910760-94-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Ning, my dear son, I wasn't ready to say goodbye, but who expects to be struck down in their prime? I should have known that day on the basketball court would be the start of our trials, how the frantic dash between hospitals, from one cancer ward to the next treatment, would consume our lives."
"Dad, don't be sad. Perhaps it's the different times we grew up in, but isn't it inevitable? The earthy fields of your youth have turned into the concrete jungles of today. This journey has changed history, politics - even families. Why should dealing with loss be any different?"
"Son, I agree with you, but no matter how things change, there is a central rule to the universe: the elders leave first; the youngsters leave later. I could have never imagined that the first death I experienced would be yours..."
"Dad, don't be sad. Perhaps it's the different times we grew up in, but isn't it inevitable? The earthy fields of your youth have turned into the concrete jungles of today. This journey has changed history, politics - even families. Why should dealing with loss be any different?"
"Son, I agree with you, but no matter how things change, there is a central rule to the universe: the elders leave first; the youngsters leave later. I could have never imagined that the first death I experienced would be yours..."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
ACA Publishing Limited
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910760-94-9 (9781910760949)
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Persons
Zhou Daxin is a contemporary Chinese author and winner of several major literary honours including the Mao Dun Prize. Zhou draws on his countryside roots and long military career for inspiration in his extensive works. His piercing observations of Chinese society set characters in rural, urban and even allegorical environments, and touch upon challenging and often intimate humanitarian questions.