Private Life (Hc)

From One of China's Most Celebrated Contemporary Novelists Comes This Riveting Tale of a Young Woman's Emotional and Sexual Awakening. Set in the Turbulent Decades of the Cultural Revolution and the Tian'anmen Square Incident, a Private Life Exposes the Complex and Fantastical Inner Life of a Young Woman Growing Up During a Time of Intense Social and Political Upheaval. at the Age of Twenty-Six, Ni Niuniu Has Come to Accept Pain and Loss. She Has Suffered the Death of Her Mother and a Close Friend and Neighbor, Mrs. Ho. She Has Long Been Estranged From Her Tyrannical Father, While Her Boyfriend -- a Brilliant and Handsome Poet Named Yin Nan -- Was Forced to Flee the Country. She Has Survived a Disturbing Affair With a Former Teacher, a Mental Breakdown That Left Her in a Mental Institution for Two Years, and a Stray Bullet That Tore Through the Flesh of Her Left Leg. Now Living in Complete Seclusion, Niuniu Shuns a World That Seems Incapable of Accepting Her and Instead Spends Her Da