Bøker av Jia Pingwa (President of Shaanxi Province Writers Association)

Old Kiln follows the daily life of a tight-knit village over one year of the Cultural Revolution as it is increasingly punctuated by violence. When the two families that dominate the village turn into warring revolutionary factions, for Inkcap, being an outcast might just save him - but for everyone else, can the broken pieces be put together again?

The Sisterhood meets every morning in Hai Ruo's teashop to discuss life, love, careers and everything that gets in the way of happiness. Hai Ruo strives to keep the sisterhood together and seeks spiritual intervention to provide answers, but the cracks grow wider as pressure closes in.

 Evening, I made my one hundred and seventy-eighth scratch on the cave wall.Despite her humble rural beginnings, Butterfly regards herself as a sophisticated young woman. So, when offered a lucrative job in the city, she jumps at the chance.But instead of being given work, she is trafficked and sold to Bright Black, a desperate man from a poor mountain village.Trapped in Bright’s cave home, Butterfly struggles to repel his lustful advances, and she plans her escape… not so easily done in this isolated and remote village where she is watched day and night.Will her tenacity and free spirit survive, or will she be broken?