Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden

Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden
first edition
AuthorZhuqing Li
Publication date
2022

Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War is a 2022 book by Zhuqing Li (Chinese: 李竹青), published by W. W. Norton & Company. The author tells the story of her two aunts, who were separated on opposite sides after the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.

Contents

One aunt, Chen Wenjun (traditional Chinese: 陳文鈞; simplified Chinese: 陈文钧), was stranded in Kinmen (Jinmen). Another aunt, known under an assumed name used by the author, Hong, remained in Mainland China. Deidre Mask of The New York Times wrote that "it is Hong who suffers the most".[1] Both aunts lived in the Flower Fragrant Garden complex in Fuzhou before the conclusion of the civil war.[2]

Background

Zhuqing Li is an East Asian Studies professor. Her place of employment is Brown University.[3]

Reception

Mask wrote that Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden is "absorbing" and that the "struggle" of Hong "drives" the work.[1]

Kirkus Reviews described it as "a poignant story of sisterly love and the search for self-knowledge in the face of considerable challenges".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Mask, Deirdre (2022-06-20). "Sisters Divided by China's Divisions". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-06-24. - Simplified Chinese version and Traditional Chinese version (which have the Chinese character names)
  2. ^ Cole, Diane (2022-06-17). "'Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden' Review: Sisters Enduring". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  3. ^ a b "DAUGHTERS OF THE FLOWER FRAGRANT GARDEN". Kirkus Reviews. 2022-03-10. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-24.


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