Distant Sunflower Fields

In this collection of dispatches from China's far northwestern province of Xinjiang, Li Juan recalls helping her mother to grow sunflowers from the barren earth. Li Juan's skill as a writer captures the extraordinary everyday in this sensitive and lively record of both the fragility of life, and the joys and dignity of family bonds.

In aceasta colectie de trimiteri din provincia Xinjiang, extrem de nord-vest a Chinei, Li Juan isi aminteste ca si-a ajutat mama sa creasca floarea-soarelui din pamantul sterp. Abilitatea de scriitor a lui Li Juan surprinde cotidianul extraordinar in aceasta inregistrare sensibila si plina de viata atat despre fragilitatea vietii, cat si despre bucuriile si demnitatea legaturilor de familie.