The Cry of the Silkworm

A gripping coming-of-age tale of a grief-stricken young girl in turn-of-the-century China that reveals the devastating consequences of the one-child policy.

About the author

Shi Naseer grew up in China under the one-child policy before immigrating to Australia as a teenager and subsequently earning a master's in mathematics from Cambridge University and PhD in black-hole physics from Harvard University. She currently divides her time between Connecticut and Pakistan, and lives with her husband and son.

Summary

A gripping coming-of-age tale of a grief-stricken young girl in turn-of-the-century China that reveals the devastating consequences of the one-child policy.

Foreword

A gripping coming-of-age tale of a grief-stricken young girl in turn-of-the-century China that reveals the devastating consequences of the one-child policy.

Product details

• Authors: Shi Naseer
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.01.2025
• EAN: 9781838959692
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-969-2
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, Social & cultural history, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary