The Cry of the Silkworm
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Author: Shi Naseer (Trinity 2013)
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Growing up in 1990s China, in a village where failure to observe the rigidly enforced one-child policy is deemed tantamount to a crime, Chen Di must fight to get the education she craves in a world in which boys are prioritised. Following her mother's untimely death, 16-year-old Chen Di's thirst for vengeance against those she holds responsible brings about her transformation from a gutsy, marginalised child into an aikido-practising young woman who braves Shanghai. 'The Cry of the Silkworm' is a startling illumination of the ripple effect of the authoritarian regime's policies still being felt today.
Publication date:
Thursday 6 June 2024
ISBN:
978-1838959661