Ocean of words
Subtitle: army stories
By: Ha Jin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Zoland Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun -- Fiction; Soldiers -- China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Ocean of Words is set on the Chinese-Russian border in the early 1970s. Soldiers and officers in the People's Liberation Army are trapped in lives shaped by the madness and perversity of the times. A brilliant portrait of collective fate, Ocean of Words resonates with the desperation and nobility of human desire.