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Golden age, a novel, Wang Xiaobo ; translated by Yan Yan

eng

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fiction

Golden age

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Wang Xiaobo ; translated by Yan Yan

a novel

"Wang Er, whose long affair with Chen Qinyang has attracted the attention of local authorities, is shamed and forced to write a confession of his crimes. Instead, he takes it upon himself to write a modernist literary tract. Later, as a lecturer at a chaotic, newly built university, Wang Er navigates the bureaucratic maze of 1980's China, boldly writing about the Cultural Revolution's impact on his life and those around him. Finally, alone and humbled, Wang Er must come to terms with the banality of his own existence."--, Provided by publisher