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Beijing Coma

by Ma Jian, Flora Drew
$14.30
Beijing Coma - Thryft
Beijing Coma - Thryft

Captivating portrayal of modern China's political landscape.

Beijing Coma could be an engaging read for those interested in contemporary Chinese politics and student movements. Ma Jian's skillful storytelling weaves together the events leading up to the Tiananmen Square massacre and the aftermath. Through the eyes of Dai Wei, the protagonist, the reader is forced to confront the harsh realities of China's ever-changing political landscape and its impact on the lives of ordinary citizens. The novel is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of political oppression.

  • Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2009)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2009)
  • The Athens Prize for Literature - Περιοδικό (δέ)κατα (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Beijing Coma

by Ma Jian, Flora Drew
$14.30
ISBN: 9780099481348
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $20.09
Authors: Ma Jian, Flora Drew
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.88
(rated by 1758 readers)

Description

Dai Wei lies in his bedroom, a prisoner in his body, after he was shot in the head at the Tiananmen Square protest ten years earlier and left in a coma. As his mother tends to him, and his friends bring news of their lives in an almost unrecognisable China, Dai Wei escapes into his memories, weaving together the events that took him from his harsh childhood in the last years of the Cultural Revolution to his time as a microbiology student at Beijing University.As the minute-by-minute chronicling of the lead-up to his shooting becomes ever more intense, the reader is caught in a gripping, emotional journey where the boundaries between life and death are increasingly blurred.
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Captivating portrayal of modern China's political landscape.

Beijing Coma could be an engaging read for those interested in contemporary Chinese politics and student movements. Ma Jian's skillful storytelling weaves together the events leading up to the Tiananmen Square massacre and the aftermath. Through the eyes of Dai Wei, the protagonist, the reader is forced to confront the harsh realities of China's ever-changing political landscape and its impact on the lives of ordinary citizens. The novel is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of political oppression.

  • Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2009)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2009)
  • The Athens Prize for Literature - Περιοδικό (δέ)κατα (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.