To live : a novel-活着

作者：Yu Hua

书名：To live : a novel《活着》

中文简介：《活着》是一部中国小说，作者余华，于1993年出版。作者想表达的思想是“当你感受到活着就是活着，非常简单，当你拿起矿泉水喝的时候，你就是感受到活着，当你说话的时候你也是感受到你活着……活着的意义就是活着……”

英文简介：From the author of Brothers and China in Ten Words: this celebrated contemporary classic of Chinese literature was also adapted for film by Zhang Yimou. This searing novel, originally banned in China but later named one of that nation’s most influential books, portrays one man’s transformation from the spoiled son of a landlord to a kindhearted peasant. After squandering his family’s fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer. Forced by the Nationalist Army to leave behind his family, he witnesses the horrors and privations of the Civil War, only to return years later to face a string of hardships brought on by the ravages of the Cultural Revolution. Left with an ox as the companion of his final years, Fugui stands as a model of gritty authenticity, buoyed by his appreciation for life in this narrative of humbling power.