Autobiographical novel speaks prophetically of recent events in China and the plight of the country's intellectuals - a testimony of the human spirit. Author of H̀alf of man is woman' 29 I/S.
As the Cultural Revolution rages, Zhang falls in love with a peasant woman jailed for promiscuity. After becoming separated for years, they unite, but Zhang has been made impotent, half a man, which eventually destroys their relationship.
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