War trash

Ha Jin

first published 2004 Pantheon Books, 2004 352 pages

Da shi ming zuo fang = -- Masterpiece — book 95

Set in 1951–53, ***War Trash*** takes the form of the memoir of Yu Yuan, a young Chinese army officer, one of a corps of “volunteers” sent by Mao to help shore up the Communist side in Korea. When Yu is captured, his command of English thrusts him into the role of unofficial interpreter in the psychological warfare that defines the POW camp. Taking us behind the barbed wire, Ha Jin draws on true historical accounts...

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War trash edition · 2005 · Penguin Books · 352 pages · 9780141024042
War trash edition · 2005 · Vintage International · 352 pages
War trash edition · 2005 · Thorndike Press · 664 pages
Zhan fei pin edition · 2005 · Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si · 370 pages
War trash edition · 2004 · Pantheon Books · 352 pages

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