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The Rice Sprout Song is a 1955 novel by Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing). [1] . It was her first attempt at writing fiction in English and with it, she addresses political issues relevant to early 20th Century China in a far more direct approach than she was ever akin to. [2] .
- Eileen Chang
- 1955
The first of Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, The Rice-Sprout Song portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s.
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- 1955
- Eileen Chang
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Aug 10, 1998 · The first of Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, The Rice-Sprout Song portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s.
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- 1955
- Eileen Chang
- Eileen Chang
May 15, 1998 · The first of Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, The Rice-Sprout Song portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s.
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- 1998-05-15
- Eileen Chang
The Rice Sprout Song. Hardcover – 10 August 1998. The first of Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, The Rice-Sprout Song portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s.
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- Eileen Chang
Jul 20, 2022 · Reviewer: ellenshubich - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2023 Subject: The Rice-Sprout Song An absorbing story reflecting life in a Chinese village, the culture, the superstitions, the hunger, the watchful all-knowing eyes of neighbors, and the dangers of living during the time of revolution and change.
The first of Eileen Chang's novels to be written in English, The Rice-Sprout Song portrays the horror and absurdity that the land-reform movement brings to a southern village in China during the early 1950s.