Full Description
The stories, prose and poems in this anthology offer readers a unique and generous array of women's experiences in China. In a world that is rapidly modernizing, these writings attempt to reconcile with the ever-changing people, plants, beasts and environment. After five years of painstaking collection and translation, the authors present these stories of strength and sadness, defiance and resilience, urban and village life, from the days of the cultural revolution to the present. Whether a house full of hawks and eagles, a stubborn cow, or a defiant elderly couple sabotaging a lumber operation, these stories express powerful visions of the earth interwoven with human memory.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction—Ecomemories: The Tasks of the Translators
Notes on Style
1. From Nomad Songs Ayinuer Maowuliti
2. Patterns of the Sun Bamo Qubumo
3. Four Generations of Va Women Burao Yilu
4. Eternal Spirits Cen Xianqing
5. Herbs Living in the Body Chen Danling
6. Kangnalikan the Little Reindeer Dekeli
7. Eji's Buckwheat Field Han Jinghui
8. Cat Tragedies Lei Zhifen
9. Bitter Greens Ma Jinlian
10. Wild Horses Maidina Seyiti
11. Snow Lotus Mao Mei
12. Qinghai Naye
13. A Houseful of Birds Nuryla Qiziqan
14. We Have Surpassed the Bears Nuryla Qiziqan
15. Daliangpo: Egg, Water and Milk Patigül
16. Dalema's Sacred Tree Sana
17. Mokuqin the Cow Su Hua
18. Shujuan the Black Bear Ye Guangcen
19. In Love with the Gen River Ye Mei
20. From Huorili River, Huorili Mountain Yilan
21. When Petals Fall Off Flowers Zhao Yan
22. From Womanly Crops Zuo Zhongmei
About the Authors
About the Translators
Index
