English (novel)
English (英格力士) is a 2004 Chinese coming-of-age novel by Wang Gang, about a boy growing up during the Cultural Revolution in remote Ürümqi, home to many political exiles including the boy's intellectual parents. English has been translated into English and many other languages.
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| Author | Wang Gang |
|---|---|
| Translator | Martin Merz, Jane Weizhen Pan |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
| Set in | Ürümqi, 1970s |
Wang Gang wrote a sequel in 2012, titled Kashgar (喀什噶尔), which follows the protagonist in his late teens.
Characters
- Love Liu (刘爱, Liu Ai), the protagonist
- Sunrise Huang (黄旭升, Huang Xusheng), Liu's classmate
- Garbage Li (李垃圾), real name Li Jianming (李建明), Liu's classmate
- Second Prize Wang (王亚军, Wang Yajun), Liu's English teacher from Shanghai
- Ahjitai (阿吉泰), Liu's Uyghur teacher
- Love Liu's father
- Love Liu's mother
- Sunrise Huang's father
- Sunrise Huang's mother
- Principal
- Commander Shen
- Director Fan
Adaptation
A film adaptation directed by Joan Chen is currently in post-production.[1]
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