Cao Wenxuan, author of the acclaimed Bronze and Sunflower, is the recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He has also won several of China’s important awards for children’s literature/5. Details Bronze and Sunflower FB2. Bronze and Sunflower is his first full-length book to be translated into and published in English. A professor of Chinese literature at Peking University, Cao Wenxuan has seen many of his books become bestsellers in China, and his work has been translated into French, Russian, Japanese, and Korean/5(28). Bronze and Sunflower become inseparable, understanding each other as only the closest friends can. Translated from Mandarin, the story meanders gracefully through the challenges that face the family, creating a timeless story of the trials of poverty and the power of love and loyalty to overcome hardship/5(65).
Bronze and Sunflower is a gentle, thought-provoking peek into the cultural revolution in China, its effects on two children, and the importance of sacrificing for your family. Ages Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan and translated from the Chinese by Helen Wang. Illustrations by Meilo So. Candlewick, pages. By the editors of China Publishers Magazine. O n March 26 during the Bologna Book Fair, Chinese publishers held a forum to discuss the worldwide success of Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan as part of the country's Guest of Honor program this year. The author won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and rights have been sold into 14 countries so far. Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan Published by Candlewick Press on Genres: Asia, Economic Class, Historical Fiction, World History Pages: Reading Level: Grades , Grades ISBN: Review Source: Pirate Tree Publisher's Synopsis. A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, best-selling Chinese author and recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian.
Bronze, who is mute, and Sunflower form an instant bond and become inseparable. In Wang’s translation of his leisurely, languid prose, Hans Christian Andersen winner Cao captures both the infinite joys and harsh realities of rural farming life: Sunflower and Bronze picking wild plants or catching fish; the family’s struggle to rebuild their. Cao Wenxuan is one of China’s most esteemed children’s book writers and has won several of China’s important awards for children’s literature. Bronze and Sunflower is his first full-length book to be translated into and published in English. A professor of Chinese literature at Peking University, Cao Wenxuan has seen many of his books. Cao Wenxuan’s enchanting story of two friends, Bronze and Sunflower. Set in the wetlands of northern Jiangsu province during the s and 70s. The story illustrates the tragic, yet beautiful, childhood of the two friends. Sunflower, a young girl who has recently moved from the countryside alongside her father with the Cadre schools, and.
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