Barefoot doctor (Paperback)
Canxue, (Author)
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A profound, poignant story of a village healer and her community, from one of the world's great contemporary novelists
Reviews
Named by the New Yorker as a Best Book of 2022"During the Cultural Revolution, minimally trained 'barefoot doctors' were sent to the Chinese countryside. . . . The author of this novel was one of them, and she draws on her experiences in the story of Mrs. Yi, a village herbalist who gathers her remedies on a nearby mountain . . . [but] events become increasingly surreal. As the mountain changes shape and ghosts visit the living, mysterious connection...
ISBN (SKU)
9780300274035
Pages
272
Weight
244g
Dimensions
197x127x22
Imprint
Yale University Press
Published
03, November, 2023
Genres
Fiction
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