by Ha Jin · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483102206
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«En el estanque» is the novel by Ha Jin, published by Tusquets Editores in paperback (216 pages, in Spanish).
The story takes place in a commune in northeastern China during the last third of the twentieth century. Shao Bin, a factory worker and amateur painter and calligrapher, lives with his wife Meilan and young daughter in a cramped room. After six years of waiting for decent housing, the allocation of apartments to other workers, including the director's mistress, sparks his indignation. Bin then decides to caricature the corruption of his superiors in the local newspaper and finds an unexpected ally in a Beijing daily, though the powerful have means to silence those who inconvenience them.
The novel belongs to the Andanzas collection from Tusquets, number 491.
A title suitable for readers of contemporary fiction who appreciate stories of social criticism with irony and a marked portrait of rural and bureaucratic China.
Jin Xuefei is a Chinese American poet and novelist who uses the pen name Ha Jin (哈金). The name Ha comes from his favorite city, Harbin. His poetry is associated with the Misty Poetry movement.
