"A story about suppression, humiliation, vindication, and, ultimately, triumph."- New York Times Book Review
From the bestselling author of Colors of the Mountain-an engrossing, gloriously written coming-of-age saga that picks up where that book left off-in Beijing during China's Cultural Revolution
In this "equally beguiling sequel to his acclaimed memoir" ( Kirkus Reviews), teenager Da Chen takes his first train ride away from the farm he was raised on to his new university life in Beijing. He soon faces a host of ghastly challenges, including poor living conditions, lack of food, and suicidal roommates. Undaunted by these hurdles, and armed with a dogged determination to learn English and "all things Western," he competes to win a chance to study in America-a chance that rests in the shrewd and corrupt hands of the almighty professors.
Poetic, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Sounds of the Riveris a gloriously written coming-of-age saga that chronicles a remarkable journey-a travelogue of the heart.
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Da Chen is the author of Colors of the Mountain, a New York Times bestseller; Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days in Beijing; Brother; and two books for children, Wandering Warrior and China's Son: Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution. He grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution and now lives in New York.