Big Breasts and Wide Hips

In a country where men dominate, this novel is first and foremost about women. As the title implies, the female body serves as the book's most important image. The protagonist, Mother, is born in 1900. Married at 17, she has nine children, only one of whom is a boy. He is the narrator of the book.
Each of the seven chapters represents a different time period, from the end of the Quing dynasty, up through the Japanese invasion in the 1930s, the civil war, the Cultural Revolution, and the post-Mao years. This novel is the author's vision of the 20th century.

Contributor: H. Goldblatt (Translated by)

Translator: H. Goldblatt

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