Stones of the wall
Original title: 人啊人 (Ren Ah Ren)
earliest edition we have, 1985 Sceptre, 1987 335 pages
This novel is a landmark novel in twentieth century Chinese literature. Dai’s novel is one of the very first after the decade-long Cultural Revolution that overturned Chinese society, pitting the peasants and revolutionaries against those of any education, wealth or privilege. She dares criticize the cruelty of the government-led terror to advocate for a more humane culture. Word about the novel spread like wildfire...
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