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Zusatztext "A fresh, original work that strikes a fine balance between intimacy and restraint, and shatters several stereotypes along the way....The author's control of her subject matter is impressive, capturing perfectly the claustrophobia and obsessive passion that youthful friendships can assume...The novel's ultimate appeal, however, lies in the universality of its themes-the pain and pleasure of growing up, and the discovery of sex and the accompanying wonder and fear; few will not recall their own adolescent pangs while reading February Flowers ." -- The Asian Review of Books Informationen zum Autor Fan Wu grew up on a state-run farm in southern China, where her parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution. Her debut novel, February Flowers , has been translated into eight languages, and her short fiction, besides being anthologized and nominated for the Pushcart Prize, has appeared in Granta, The Missouri Review, Ploughshares, and elsewhere. Wu holds an M.A. from Stanford University and currently lives in Santa Clara, California. Please visit her website at www.fanwuwrites.com. Klappentext An in-depth exploration of Chinas emotional landscape, "February Flowers" presents the finely wrought coming-of-age story about two women dealing with the rapid changes of a modern superpower. Zusammenfassung Set in modern China! February Flowers tells the stories of two young women's journeys to self-discovery and reconciliation with the past. Seventeen-year-old Ming and twenty-four-year-old Yan have very little in common other than studying at the same college. Ming! idealistic and preoccupied! lives in her own world of books! music! and imagination. Yan! by contrast! is sexy but cynical! beautiful but wild! with no sense of home. When the two meet and become friends! Ming's world is forever changed. But their differences in upbringing and ideology ultimately drive them apart! leaving each to face her dark secret alone. Insightful! sophisticated! and rich with complex characters! February Flowers captures a society torn between tradition and modernity! dogma and freedom. It is a meditation on friendship! family! love! loss! and redemption and how a background shapes a life. ...
