Star of the Laborer (Chinese Edition) - Softcover

Fan Yusu; Guo Fulai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 7208177635 ISBN 13: 9787208177635

Publisher: Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2022

Synopsis

"Every life is utterly unique;every existence, profoundly epic.

每个生命都独一无二，每种生活都惊心动魄

Through uniquely personal lenses, Picun's worker-writers document laborers' authentic lives and inner journeys. Their works weave rustic vignettes and urban encounters into an emotional tapestry of migration between city and countryside.

- The Days of ""Northern Drifters"" by FAN Yusu captures the human mosaic of 1990s Beijing flea markets.

- GUO Fulai's Workshed Dogs & Workshed Mice chronicles tender bonds between migrant laborers and stray animals in construction shanties.

- SHI Hongli's An Amah's Odyssey: Twenty Years on the Road recounts her migrant journey with unflinching verve.

- XU Keduo's Silver-Tongued Matchmaker: Tales of Duan Gangzui spins matchmaking lore brimming with regional wit.

These narratives resonate with raw authenticity-unadorned yet profound-revealing laborers' distinctive wisdom and forging literature of uncommon emotional gravity.

皮村工友以独一无二的亲历者视角记录劳动者的真实生活和心路历程，既有追忆往事、乡土记趣，又有城市见闻、往返于城乡之间的酸甜苦辣。范雨素《"北漂"们的日子》讲述90年代在北京旧货市场见到的众生相；郭福来《工棚记狗》《工棚记鼠》描写工友们在工棚里逗流浪狗、抓老鼠的故事，再现了务工者与动物间的温情；施洪丽《一个四川月嫂的江湖往事》讲述自己在外打工二十多年的风风雨雨，笔触大气豪迈；徐克铎《媒人段钢嘴》记述乡村媒人为青年男女说媒、促成一段佳缘的故事，富于地域特色和生活趣味。这些作品风格真挚、朴素，展现了劳动者对生活的独特感悟，呈现出饱满的感情和厚重的质地。

Edition details

• Publisher: Shanghai People's Publishing House
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN 10: 7208177635
• ISBN 13: 9787208177635
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256