Books by Jia Pingwa
“In 2022, a woman in her 40s was found chained by her neck in an outside hut, and was eventually identified as Xiao Huamei, who was trafficked in 1997. Xiao’s story brought international attention to the still-persistent world of bride-selling and human trafficking bound to modern China. Jia’s novel, published in 2016, previously gave voice to this issue. Broken Wings tells the story of Butterfly, who is kidnapped and taken to a remote mountain village devoid of young women. There, she is imprisoned and, later, raped in the cave home of the wifeless farmer who has bought her. Butterfly’s fading hopes of escape are described in her own voice, revealing the struggles of a spirited young woman.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Jia Pingwa were recommended
Five Contemporary Chinese Fiction Books, published by Sinoist Books
China has long fascinated Western imagination. A country once seen as a distant empire, so culturally and geographically far from what we’re used to, is now more accessible than ever before. From the Opium Wars to open markets, our understanding of this country has continuously evolved over the years, fueled by fascination, uncertainty and exoticism.
