Campo da Vida e da Morte: Xiao Hong Tradução de: Wang Xihao, Liu Qiaojun, e Lyu Qifeng Language: Portuguese Word Count (for space of all pages): 317 T [Portuguese]

By Hong Xiao

The book is a landmark work of modern Chinese literature by Xiao Hong, one of the most celebrated writers of the 1930s. Set in a impoverished village in Northeast China, this powerful novella portrays the brutal realities of peasant life-poverty, disease, childbirth, and death-with unflinching realism. Through a series of vignettes, Xiao Hong explores the suffering of rural women, the oppression of tradition, and the struggle for survival under Japanese occupation. Her spare, poetic prose evokes both the harshness of the land and the resilience of those who live on it. Often compared to Lu Xun for its social critique, Xiao Hong's voice is uniquely lyrical and haunting. This Portuguese translation brings to Lusophone readers a masterpiece of twentieth-century Chinese fiction. Essential reading for those interested in cross-cultural literature, feminist perspectives, and the human cost of war and poverty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Portuguese
• ISBN: B0GY92SGL4
• ISBN13: 9798901860229
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Chicago Academic Press
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"