

Happy Dreams
Author: Jia Pingwa, Nicky Harman
Narrator: Robert Wu
Unabridged: 12 hr 25 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/05/2018
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Jia Pingwa, Nicky Harman
Narrator: Robert Wu
Unabridged: 12 hr 25 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/05/2018
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Born in 1952 in Dihua Village, Danfeng County, Shaanxi Province, Jia Pingwa went on to graduate from Northwestern University's Chinese department in 1975. He is deputy chair of the China Writers' Association Presidium and chair of Writers' Association Shaanxi branch. Among his best-known works are the novels Shaanxi Opera (QinQiang), Ruined City, Turbulence, Old Kiln Village, The Lantern Bearer, Master of Songs, The Pole Flower, White Nights, Earth Gate, Gao Lao Village, and In Memory of Wolves. He is also the author of several short story collections and novellas.Passionate about spreading Chinese literature to English readers, Nicky Harman has translated the works of many renowned Chinese authors into English. They include Anni Baobei's The Road of Others, Chan Koon-Chung's The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver, Chen Xiwo's Book of Sins, Han Dong's A Phone Call from Dalian: Collected Poems, Jia Pingwa's Happy Dreams, Dorothy Tse's Snow and Shadow, Xinran's Letter from an Unknown Chinese Mother, Xu Xiaobin's Crystal Wedding, Xu Zhiyuan's Paper Tiger, and Yan Ge's The Chili Bean Paste Clan.Harman has won several awards, including the Mao Tai Cup People's Literature Chinese-English translation prize 2015 and the 2013 China International Translation Contest, Chinese-to-English section. When not translating, she promotes contemporary Chinese fiction to the general English-language reader through literary events, blogs, talks, a short story project on Paper-Republic.org, and with the Writing Chinese project 2014-2016 at Leeds University. She also mentors new translators, teaches summer schools, and judges translation competitions. Harman resides in the United Kingdom and tweets as the China Fiction Bookclub @cfbcuk.
I really don't know how I found myself buying this book but I'm glad I read it. It is the perfect book for "anyone". It examines the concept of living happily, realizing your passions and discovering your purpose in life. I liked it very much (4 stars). Some parts were 'ho-hum' for me but everyone w......more
Em português o livro chama Não Viva Pela Metade. Autor inicia falando sobre o objetivo de vida de cada um e de como alcançar o propósito. Sempre atento na jornada e não no destino, a vida muda e temos que estar atentos as oportunidades para poder agarrá-las e talvez alternar o caminho. Pois a vida é......more
This brief, insightful book helped me better understand why it can be so difficult to find purpose in one's life, and laid out concrete steps to get there. One must create action and movement in order to fulfill a purpose, and one can (only?) find happiness in this process. It argues vehemently agai......more
I found this book to be of great use to me. it's definitelly not for everyone, but if you're in search of something and trying to figure out how to be happier with your lot in life, this isn't a bad place to start. It's one I'd actually recommend buying as there are exercises to complete. I found so......more
"The writing, in Harman's translation, is a delight—rich and lively." —New York Times Book Review"Interwoven with references to China's tumultuous political history and rich artistic tradition, Pingwa's novel captures a nation undergoing change and brutally illustrates what that change might actually cost…[An] optimistic yet heartbreaking tale of the life of Hawa 'Happy' Liu." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Although the characters suffer the socioeconomic upheavals of contemporary China, they accept their plights and muddle through…" —Kirkus Reviews