To live

In his youth, when he devoured the family fortune, Fugui was of course unaware of what a long life would offer him.

Years later, when he starts talking about his life to a stranger he meets while plowing his field with his old ox, he will tell more than what a spoiled young man has experienced: Fugui tells the story of the lives of six people including himself, the surprises of fate, the pains and joys of life. What comes out of his tongue - or more accurately from Yu Hua's pen - thus turns into an epic novel about the human condition. A simple narrative gives birth to a powerful narrative: lines on paper like the traces left by the plow in the soil. Just as life encompasses everything, Living embraces life as it is. With their births and deaths, their unhappiness and hopes...

Despite being banned in its country when it was published, Yaşamak has become a "modern classic" with an increasing number of readers saying that they have lived a life instead of reading a biography. Bahar Kılıç translated Yaşamak from the original Chinese.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 210

Year of Publication: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Jaguar Kitap

Number of Pages: 210

Year of First Publication: 2016

Language: Turkish