Three Brothers

Reading novels is an escape for Yan, and he yearns to become a writer after hearing about a woman who was allowed to remain in the city of Harbin after publishing her first novel. Caught between his obligations as a son and a brother, and his longing for a new life, Yan eventually joins the army.

In aceste memorii intime, sincere, Yan Lianke aduce cititorul in casa copilariei sale din judetul Song din provincia Henan, pictand un portret viu al Chinei rurale din anii 1960 si 70 si cronicizand vietile extraordinare ale tatalui si unchilor lui Yan Lianke, de asemenea. ca a lui. Parintii lui Yan sunt atat de saraci incat isi pot permite sa foloseasca faina de grau doar in Anul Nou si in zilele festivalului si, in copilarie, viseaza la chifle prajite si, odata, fura de la tatal sau sa cumpere o prajitura cu seminte de susan.