To Live: A Novel

Synopsis

An award-winning, internationally acclaimed chinese bestseller, originally banned in china but recently named one of the last decade s ten most influential books there, to live tells the epic story of one man s transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant. After squandering his family s fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer.