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Northern Girls: Life Goes on Paperback – 2 May 2012

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Viking (2 May 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670080950
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670080953
  • Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,192,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Sheng adopts an unusually intimate approach and writes through, and about, women's bodies." Didi Kirsten Tatlow, columnist"

"There s something very forceful and full-bodied about the language. It s very physical . . . She s got a subtlety about what it means to be a woman, that others lack. Eric Abrahamsen, translator, publishing consultant, co-founder, paper-republic.org"

"With a sense of humor reminiscent of Chinese writer Zhu Wen, and the kind of cruelty seen in author Yu Hua s novel"To Live." "Jiang Yuxia, "Global Times"" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Sheng Keyi is a highly regarded writer central to China's literary scene. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 starsAn eye opener into life in today's China
By carol chan on 26 Feb. 2013
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I read this book after hearing the author at the Sydney Writer's Festival. At first I was a bit worried about where it was going, but as I read on I was introduced to the life of a young woman in China today from a poor village and to a completely different way of looking at the world and what is right and wrong. It is beautifully written and Xiaohong's compassion and the struggle she has to remain true to her morals are heart warming.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood insight to Chinese culture and challenges
By Louise Thorpe on 15 Aug. 2014
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Loved the book until halfway through, was gripping start but lost steam towards the end
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1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star
By CAM on 23 Nov. 2014
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Boring light weight
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1.0 out of 5 starsa soft p0rn
By bookworm on 17 Jun. 2014
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I wasn't expecting a book revolving around a woman's chest and her willingness to sleep around. I threw the book in the bin after 30 minutes of boredom. 30USD wasted.
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This is a novel with a story line that brings you into contact with several memorable characters and revolves around the things women migrants from rural provinces must do to make a living in large Chinese cities today. I'm not a China expert, but the story seems accurate in picturing the hypocrisy of the Communist Party and the way it is perceived by the masses it claims to be liberating. Most of all, though, the reader gets to know these young women and their men and gain insight into daily life in contemporary China.
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This book provides a candid view of what it is like to be on the lower rung of the Chinese economic miracle. In spite of the hardship and occasional tragedy, the author breathes optimism. Indispensable reading to match books on the Chinese economy!
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My first direct translation of modern Chinese literature. I thought its narrative of life for the migrant factory workers was an eye-opener.
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I loved the symbolism in this novel and its message not just for women in China, but for women everywhere.
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HASH(0x818adfcc) out of 5 stars MIssed the Nuances if There were Any 3 May 2014
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This reader wanted this story to move forward but it never did. Very one dimensional. Perhaps it is the dilemma of young women in China .
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