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De Tuin der Literaten

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Begin 1965 arriveert een groep jongeren uit Peking in de Tuin der Literaten, het agrarisch werkkamp voor hoofdstedelijke hogescholen en universiteiten. Opgepakt als reactionair student zullen zij daar een jaar lang 'heropvoeding door arbeid' ondergaan. In het kamp ontstaat een bizar leven van vriendschappen en ruzies, verraad en botsingen met de kampleiding.

435 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

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Gu Hua

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Gu Hua (June 20, 1942) (simplified Chinese: 古华; traditional Chinese: 古華; pinyin: Gǔ Huá), is a Chinese novelist born in the People's Republic of China. His birth name was Luo Hongyu (羅鴻玉). His writings concern rural life in the mountainous area of southern Hunan of which he was familiar. In 1988 he emigrated to Canada.

Hua is best known for his 1981 novel Furong zhen (A Small Town Called Hibiscus) which won the inaugural Mao Dun Literature Prize (1982), one of most prestigious literature prizes in China. It was the third top-selling novel to ever win that prize, selling over 850,000 copies. The novel was a rebuke of the Cultural Revolution. The novel was famously adapted to film in 1986 as Hibiscus Town, winning many awards including 'Best Film' of the 1987 Golden Rooster Awards, China's equivalent of the Academy Awards.

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April 21, 2023
Verhaal heeft enorme dichtheid en bepaalde aantrekkelijke stroperigheid, maar zorgt tevens voor een intens verhaal over jongeren in een heropvoedingskamp en hun achtergrond. Gewoon (jezelf) zijn mag niet.
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