December 1937. The Japanese have taken Nanking. A group of terrified schoolgirls hides in the compound of an American church. Among them is Shujuan, through whose thirteen-year-old eyes we witness the shocking events that follow.
Run by Father Engelmann, an American priest who has been in China for many years, the church is supposedly neutral ground in the war between China and...
December 1937. The Japanese have taken Nanking. A group of terrified schoolgirls hides in the compound of an American church. Among them is Shujuan, through whose thirteen-year-old eyes we witness the shocking events that follow.
Run by Father Engelmann, an American priest who has been in China for many years, the church is supposedly neutral ground in the war between China and Japan. But it becomes clear the Japanese are not obeying international rules of engagement. As they pour through the streets of Nanking, raping and pillaging the civilian population, the girls are in increasing danger. And their safety is further compromised when prostitutes from the nearby brothel climb over the wall into the compound seeking refuge.
Short, powerful, vivid, this beautiful novel transports the reader to 1930s China. Full of wonderful characters, from the austere priest to the irreverent prostitutes, it is a story about how war upsets all prejudices and how love can flourish amidst death.
Geling Yan is an award-winning Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Born in Shanghai, she served with the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution, starting aged 12 as a dancer in an entertainment troupe. She published her first novel in 1985. Since then she has written numerous short stories, essays, scripts and novels including, in English, The Uninvited (publish...
Geling Yan is an award-winning Chinese novelist and screenwriter. Born in Shanghai, she served with the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution, starting aged 12 as a dancer in an entertainment troupe. She published her first novel in 1985. Since then she has written numerous short stories, essays, scripts and novels including, in English, The Uninvited (published as The Banquet Bug in the US) and The Lost Daughter of Happiness. A collection of her short fiction originally written in Chinese was published in English as White Snake and Other Stories. Geling Yan's works have been translated into over a dozen languages, and several have been adapted for the screen, the latest being The Flowers of War. The film of this book, made by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern, House of Flying Dangers) stars Christian Bale and is China's entry for the 2011 Academy Awards. Geling Yan holds a Master's in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago. She currently divides her time between China and Berlin.
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韩斌 译者
岩屑
陕西师范大学出版社2011版
ici
陕西师范大学出版社2011版
LetsRa!n
陕西师范大学出版社2011版
lsy
中国工人出版社2007版
管好你自己
中国工人出版社2007版
小兽猊猊
中国工人出版社2007版
北溟鱼
中国工人出版社2007版
1 有用 伊洛 2014-02-23 12:50:54
才知道这部是有长篇、中篇之分的，难怪印象中读过不止一个版本的中文原著。值得称道的是译者把序章和尾声调了个顺序，于是不像中文版那样从一开始就知道谁活着谁死了
0 有用 松下野果🌈 2021-04-27 12:21:08
看过电影，听书依然觉得有意思，很克制，特别是尾声，再遇玉墨时那个景致。p.s. Piha 海边读物。
0 有用 偽文藝碼農K 2020-02-26 05:08:06
悲剧的必然性。我们现在站在道德的制高点来评价决策正确与否，但是战争之中的决定哪有对错。幸存者踩着同胞的鲜血和骨肉活下来，他们的存活就变成了他们的原罪。生存和人道主义在战场上相悖，所谓正确的选择永远是无解，这就是战争的残酷性。我痛心于玉墨和她姐妹们的献身，我被巨大的无力感所吞噬。
0 有用 南 2023-07-10 23:48:29 英国
是一本很有意义的书，让我们从另一个角度再次认识了妓女这个团体。同时这本书和作家出版社的那一版略有不同。删减了豆蔻死前的惨状。让人感觉到遗憾。
0 有用 眨眼桑田 2012-01-13 18:20:11
比电影丰富