Northern Girls Free Download By Sheng Keyi
| Title | : | Northern Girls |
| Author | : | Sheng Keyi |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 352 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0670080950 |
Qian Xiaohong is born into a sleepy Hunan village, where the new China rush towards development is a mere distant rumour A buxom, na ve sixteen year old, she yearns to leave behind hometown scandal, and joins the mass migration to the bustling boomtown of Shenzhen There, she must navigate dangerous encounters with ruthless bosses, jealous wives, sympathetic hookers and c Qian Xiaohong is born into a sleepy Hunan village, where the new China rush towards development is a mere distant rumour A buxom, na ve sixteen year old, she yearns to leave behind hometown scandal, and joins the mass migration to the bustling boomtown of Shenzhen There, she must navigate dangerous encounters with ruthless bosses, jealous wives, sympathetic hookers and corrupt policemen as she tries to find her place in the ever evolving society.Hardship and tragedy are in no short supply as her journey takes her through a grinding succession of dead end jobs To help her through this confusing maze, Xiaohong finds solace in the close ties she makes with the other migrant girls the community of her fellow northern girls who quickly learn to rely on each other for humour and the enjoyment of life s simple pleasures.A beautiful coming of age novel, Northern Girls explores the inner lives of a generation of young, rural Chinese women who embark on life changing journeys in search of something better
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Sheng KeyiBorn in the 1970s in Hunan province, Sheng Keyi now lives in Shenyang, Guangdong province, and is usually considered one of the group of female writers from Guangdong that includes Wei Hui Sheng is one of the newer generations of writers who deal primarily with modern China as opposed to rural themes , but displays none of the immaturity or naivete that often plagues China s yo Sheng KeyiBorn in the 1970s in Hunan province, Sheng Keyi now lives in Shenyang, Guangdong province, and is usually considered one of the group of female writers from Guangdong that includes Wei Hui Sheng is one of the newer generations of writers who deal primarily with modern China as opposed to rural themes , but displays none of the immaturity or naivete that often plagues China s younger writers She tends to begin with female characters and themes, but is a ferocious experimenter with style and voice, and her works cover a wide range of emotional and social territory 
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Qian Xiaohong is born into a sleepy Hunan village, where the new China rush towards development is a mere distant rumour A buxom, na ve sixteen year o
352 pagesSheng Keyi
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