by Ha Jin · Quinteto, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497110365
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«En el estanque» is the novel by Ha Jin, published by Quinteto, S.L. in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).
In communist China, Shao Bin, an employee of a fertilizer plant and self-taught painter, lives crammed with his family in one room while waiting for decent housing. When managers favor others, he responds with cartoons against corruption and unleashes an unequal struggle with the bureaucracy up to a Beijing newspaper.
Translation by Jordi Fibla. Published in 2007; the action takes place in northeastern China during the last third of the 20th century, in a commune.
For readers of contemporary fiction seeking a political satire set in communist 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.
