FAMILIA

YAOTANG, LI

ISBN 10: 8415625553 / ISBN 13: 9788415625551

Published by LIBROS DEL ASTEROIDE, 2014

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Chengdú, China Central, 1919. Los tres hermanos Gao, Juexin, Juemin y Juehui, viven conforme a las tradiciones que ha seguido su familia durante siglos; cuatro generaciones de la familia conviven ahora bajo el mismo techo, lo que supone un especial motivo de orgullo para el abuelo Gao, el patriarca del clan.En la gran casa familiar, los mayores continúan su vida indolente como si nada fuese a cambiar: como si las tropas del general Zhang, que en las puertas de la ciudad preparan un nuevo ataque, no pudieran alcanzarlos; como si los aires nuevos traídos por libros y revistas no fueran a transformar su existencia.Los tres hermanos Gao están de acuerdo en que las viejas tradiciones -los matrimonios concertados, los ritos obsoletos, que las mujeres tengan que vendarse los pies o llevar el pelo largo.- carecen de sentido, pero no todos tendrán la fuerza necesaria para rebelarse.Publicada por primera vez en 1931, Familia retrata la desintegración de la China feudal a comienzos del siglo XX y está considerada como una de las obras fundamentales de la literatura china contemporánea.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FAMILIA
• Publisher: LIBROS DEL ASTEROIDE
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN 10: 8415625553
• ISBN 13: 9788415625551
• Binding: Rustica (tapa blanda)
• Edition: 01.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo
• Book Type: LIBRO
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ficción moderna y contemporánea

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Synopsis

Chengdu, Central China, 1919. The brothers Gao—Juexin, Juemin, and Juehui—live according to the traditions their family has followed for centuries. Four generations now live under the same roof, which gives Grandfather Gao, the clan's patriarch, a special pride. In the great family house, the older members continue their unmoved lives as if nothing were changing; as if General Zhang's troops, preparing a new attack at the gates of the city, could not reach them; as if the new airs from books and magazines weren't transforming their existence. The three Gao brothers are in agreement that the old traditions—arranged marriage, outdated rituals, and foot binding and long hair requirements for women—lack meaning, but not everyone has the strength necessary to rebel. Published for the first time in 1931, Familia portrays the disintegration of Feudalism in China at the beginning of the 20th century and is considered one of the most important works of contemporary Chinese literature.

About the Author

Ba Jin is the pen name of Li Yaotang, one of the most important and widely read 20th-century Chinese writers. He is the author of Destruction, Living Amongst Heroes, the Love trilogy, Random Thoughts, and the Turbulent Stream trilogy, among many other works. Eulàlia Jardí is a translator who primarily translates from Chinese to Catalan.