Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

by Yu Hua · first published 1995

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (simplified Chinese: 许三观卖血记; traditional Chinese: 許三觀賣血記; pinyin: Xǔ Sānguān Mài Xuě Jì) is a 1995 novel by Chinese writer Yu Hua. It is his third novel after Cries in the Drizzle and To Live. It is the story of a silk factory worker, Xu Sanguan, who sells his blood over the years, in most cases in an attempt to improve the lives of himself and his family members, and overcome family difficulties. The story is set in the late 1940s until the 1980s, from the early years of the People's Republic of China until after the Cultural Revolution.

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Original language:

Chinese

Reader rating:

★ 5.0 / 5 (1 on Open Library)

Year page:

1995