The Ancient Ship

The lives and fortunes of three generations of the Sui, Zhao, and Li families intertwine in the northern Chinese town of Wali in the four decades following the creation of the People's Republic in 1949, as they deal with the Land Reform Movement, the famine of 1959-1961, the Great Leap Forward, the Anti-Rightist Campaign, and the Cultural Revolution. Original. 20,000 first printing.