The years, months, days : two novellas
The years, months, days: An elderly man stays behind in his small village after a terrible drought forces everyone to leave. Unable to make the grueling march through the mountains, he becomes the lone inhabitant, along with a blind dog. As he fends off the natural world from overtaking his hometown, every day is a victory over death.Marrow: The haunting tale of a widow who goes to extremes to provide a normal life for her four disabled children. When she discovers that bones--especially those of kin--can cure their illnesses and prevent future generations from the same fate, she feeds them a medicinal soup made from the skeleton of her dead husband. But after running out of soup, she resorts to a measure that only a mother can take.
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- ISBN: 9780802126658
- Physical Description 192 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The years, months, days -- Marrow. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Chinese. |
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