Three sisters
By: Bi Feiyu ; translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin
Contributors: Goldblatt, Howard, 1939-; Lin, Sylvia Li-chun
Publisher: Telegram
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781846590238; 9789380070551
Subjects: Sisters; Social conditions; Fiction
Work titles: Yumi
Description: In a small village in China, the Wang family has produced seven sisters in its quest to have a boy; three of the sisters emerge as the lead characters in this remarkable novel. From the small-town treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution to the harried pace of city life, Bi Feiyu follows the women as they strive to change the course of their destinies and battle against an “infinite ocean of people” in a China that does not truly belong to them. Yumi will use her dignity, Yuxiu her powers of seduction, and Yuyang her ambition—all in an effort to take control of their world, their bodies, and their lives.
Notes: Translation of: Yumi.

Originally published in Chinese: Jiangsu Publishing House, 2003.

Winner, Man Asian Literary Prize 2011.
Table of contents: title: Yumi; title: Yuxiu; title: Yuyang.