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 The Crazed - Ha Jin
 The Crazed - Ha Jin ... Jian Wan - who is also engaged to Yang's daughter - to care for him. It initially seems a simple duty until the professor begins to rave, pleading with invisible tormentors and denouncing his family...Are these just manifestations of illness, or is Yang spewing up the truth? In a China convulsed by the Tiananmen uprising, those who listen to the truth are as much at risk as those who speak it. Lyrical and heart-breaking, The Crazed is an incisive portrait of modern Chinese society.Newest Review: ... and at a time of so much stress over exams, which would ultimately path his future, he is faced with so much more pressure ... more ... from every side – looking after his teacher, his relationship with his future wife, friends and other college professors. This then leads onto the more political pressures that link back to the pressures Mr Yang had endured through his life. Meimei, Mr Yang’s daughter, doesn’t largely feature in the novel but letters are passed between herself and Jian keeping everyone updated on the political situation in Beijing. She can be quite deceptive but still is seemingly a strong person and becomes Jian’s strength. She ...more |
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The Crazed - Ha Jin: "Kill them all!" (966 words)
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The Crazed by Ha Jin introduces college professor, Mr Yang, as he suffers a stroke. Meimei, his daughter, is engaged to one of his students - Jian Wan whom, at the risk of failing his exams is obliged to take care of his teacher and future father in law. Mr Yang’s stroke was not as serious as it could have been so the task seemed a relatively easy one but he changed and deliriously began to rant and rave about China’s political past as well as his own. The whole story is told exclusively through the eyes of Jian Wan but it is done so well. He was a graduate who was highly respected by his teacher but it really was perceptive to be told in this way. Mr Yang ... Read the complete review
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