To Live

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Title

To Live

Subject

Chinese literature; modern China; family; survival; social change; censorship; cultural memory

Description

This is a modern Chinese novel by Yu Hua that follows the life of an ordinary man across decades of hardship and political upheaval. In this exhibition, the novel is presented as a work of cultural significance, whose meaning is shaped by both its literary content and its history of restriction, circulation and interpretation.

Creator

Yu Hua

Source

Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House edition, 2017. ISBN 978-7-5302-1559-3

Publisher

Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House

Date

2017-06

Rights

In copyright. Metadata is open for viewing; reuse of the full text may be restricted.

Format

Digital Book

Language

zh(Chinese)

Type

Text; novel

Identifier

ISBN 978-7-5302-1559-3

Citation

Yu Hua, “To Live,” Omeka, accessed June 3, 2026, https://omeka.ischool.utoronto.ca/items/show/713.

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