Bronze and Sunflower, Cao Wenxuan
Bronze and Sunflower, Cao Wenxuan
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Bronze and Sunflower

Author: Cao Wenxuan, Helen Wang

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/07/2017

Synopsis

A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, bestselling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.Sunflower is an only child, and when her father is sent to the rural Cadre School, she has to go with him. Her father is an established artist from the city and finds his new life of physical labor and endless meetings exhausting. Sunflower is lonely and longs to play with the local children in the village across the river. When her father tragically drowns, Sunflower is taken in by the poorest family in the village, a family with a son named Bronze. Until Sunflower joins his family, Bronze was an only child, too, and hasn’t spoken a word since he was traumatized by a terrible fire. 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.

About Cao Wenxuan

Cao Wenxuan is a professor of Chinese literature at Peking University and one of China’s most important writers for children. He has won several of China’s most prestigious awards for children’s literature and is the 2016 recipient of the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. Many of his books have become bestsellers in China, and his work has been translated into French, Russian, Japanese, and Korean. Bronze and Sunflower is his first full-length book to be translated into and published in English.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy

It’s odd. Parents these days. I meet so many of them that believe that to live in a globalized society it is imperative for their children to learn another language. That’s not the odd part. That’s a great thing. Suddenly you have all these immersion classes (usually just for kids that can afford th......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom

4 1/2 stars This is a lovely and moving story of a friendship between two lonely Chinese children, orphaned Sunflower and mute Bronze who were scarred by tragedy. This novel is set in the Chinese countryside during the Cultural Revolution. It is a sunny plot and an easy flow, including beautifully con......more

Goodreads review by The Dusty Jacket

Sunflower was lonely. Her father was a revered sculptor in the city, but he—like so many others—had been sent to work at the Cadre School and now Sunflower has very little to do all day. To pass the time, she goes down to the river and looks to the other side at the village called Damaidi. In Damaid......more

Goodreads review by Morris

While meant for children, “Bronze and Sunflower” is a beautifully written book about the cultural revolution in China during the 1960s-70s that any age group can enjoy and learn from. The culture becomes alive, helped by the fact that it is translated into English. Everything rings true and authenti......more

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