by Ba jin · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253026815
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«Famille» is the Chinese novel by Ba Jin, published in 1981 by Le Livre de poche in paperback format, with 390 pages in French.
The novel, set in the first half of the 20th century, portrays the life of the Kao family, a clan of four generations, through three young brothers who experience the clash between tradition and new ideas. Generational conflicts, unhappy loves, student activism and the struggle for women's liberation paint a panorama of Chinese society in transformation.
Famille is the first instalment of the trilogy Jīliú (激流, 'Torrente'), originally published in 1933 as Jia (家). The French translation is by Li Tche-houa and Jacqueline Alezaïs.
For readers interested in the society and history of modern China, as well as in classical Chinese literature.
Li Yaotang, better known by his pen name Ba Jin or his courtesy name Li Feigan, was a Chinese anarchist, translator, and writer. In addition to his impact on Chinese literature, he also wrote three original works in Esperanto, and as a political activist he wrote The Family.
