Family
Pa Chin'sFamily--one of the most celebrated novels of the May 4th Movement--continues to be indispensable reading. Its clash of the traditional and the modern, of age and youth, of Confucianism and individualism remains relevant to any understanding of how China struggled, and continues to struggle, to escape the constraints of stifling orthodoxy. --William N. Rogers II,Center for Asian StudiesFamilyexcellently captures the crossroads faced by China in the early twentieth century. Every culture experiences generational conflict, but Pa Chin demonstrates the complexity of this conflict in a compelling and highly readable manner. Highly recommended. --Elizabeth Propes,Tennessee Technological University