Sear 火印

by Cao Wenxuan

Cher is a foal which is rescued from wolf pack by Powa. He with Powa's family leads a peaceful life in Wild Fox Valley. After the war bursts out , Cher is taken over for use by the Japanese troop and engraved with a sear by the military. However , Cher is unwilling to be enslaved and still believes his only master is Powa. Suffering wars and hardships , Powa takes Cher back to Wild Fox Valley again but the sear is his disgrace for whole life. Cher lowers his head in front of the villagers till he gets the opportunity to regain self-esteem. 雪儿是坡娃从狼群中救回来的一匹小马驹 ,它和坡娃一家 ,在野狐峪过着宁静的田园生活。战争爆发了 ,雪儿被日军强征走 ,身上烙下了一枚日本军营的火印。但雪儿不肯接受奴役 ,它心中唯一的主人是坡娃。历经战火和苦难之后 ,坡娃终于将雪儿带回了野狐峪 ,但雪儿身上的火印 ,成为它终身的耻辱。雪儿在村民们面前深深地低下了头 ,直至它获得了赢回尊严的机会……

341 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2015

About the author

Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩), author of the acclaimed Bronze and Sunflower, is the recipient of the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Award. He has also won several of China’s important awards for children’s literature. A professor of Chinese literature at Peking University, Cao Wenxuan has seen many of his books become bestsellers in China, and his work has been translated into French, Russian, German, Japanese, and Korean.

Reviews

[Kristy Mika · Rating 3 out of 5]

我特别喜欢这本书，这个故事真美，让我哭了很多。