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Jones</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Novel" title="Novel">Novel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Anchor Books & Random House of Canada Limited</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Published in English</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media type</th><td class="infobox-data">Print (<a href="/wiki/Paperback" title="Paperback">Paperback</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">263</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4000-3185-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-4000-3185-0">1-4000-3185-0</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Chronicle of a Blood Merchant</b></i> (<a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">simplified Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hans">许三观卖血记</span>; <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">traditional Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">許三觀賣血記</span>; <a href="/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <i><span lang="zh-Latn">Xǔ Sānguān Mài Xuě Jì</span></i>) is a 1995 novel by Chinese writer <a href="/wiki/Yu_Hua" title="Yu Hua">Yu Hua</a>. It is his third novel after <i>Cries in the Drizzle</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/To_Live_(novel)" title="To Live (novel)">To Live</a></i>. It is the story of a silk factory worker, Xu Sanguan, who sells his blood over the years, in most cases in an attempt to improve the lives of himself and his family members, and overcome family difficulties. The story is set in the late 1940s until the 1980s, from the early years of the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> until after the <a href="/wiki/Cultural_Revolution" title="Cultural Revolution">Cultural Revolution</a>. </p><p>The story begins with Xu Sanguan's visit to his grandpa, when he first learns about selling blood. His first time selling blood is to prove his body is in good health. After discovering that selling blood can quickly get him a lot of cash, he begins to sell blood constantly when he and his family struggle with life difficulties. By the end of the story, Xu Sanguan's family no longer lacks cash, and he thus no longer needs to sell blood to support his family. </p><p>The space of "folk" in the novel is neatly built by the extensive use of repetitions and dialogues, which highlights the nature of Chinese peasants and the social scenario of the era. The novel holds elements of black humor—a characteristic that Yu Hua typically applies in his other novels such as <i><a href="/wiki/To_Live_(novel)" title="To Live (novel)">To Live</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yu Hua's style of using humor to highlight contemporary socio-political issues in China has been compared to the modern visual art movement of <a href="/wiki/Cynical_realism" title="Cynical realism">cynical realism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The book received rave reviews from critics<sup id="cite_ref-Wasserstrom_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wasserstrom-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and an English translation by Andrew F. Jones was released in 2003. The title has also been translated as <i>The Chronicle of Xu Sanguan's Blood Selling</i>, <i>Xu Sanguan's Records of Selling Blood</i> and <i>The Tale of Xu Sanguan Selling Blood</i>. The translator stated that this novel is "a work of literary imagination and social critique."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Xu Sanguan works in a silk factory, distributing silk-worm cocoons to the spinners. To make extra income, Xu Sanguan decides to sell blood at a hospital. He befriends Genlong and Ah Fang, who are blood-sellers themselves and with whom Xu travels to the hospital. The two tell Xu that every time after they sell their blood, they have a plate of fried pork livers and two shots of yellow rice wine at the Victory Restaurant, believing that the pork livers replenish blood while the rice wine maintains the blood quality. </p><p>Xu Sanguan marries Xu Yulan and gives birth to three boys soon after: Yile, Erle and Sanle. After nine years, questions about Yile's legitimacy arises, and it is revealed that Xu Yulan had slept with her ex-lover, He Xiaoyong. Xu Sanguan's relationship with Yile becomes tumultuous as a result. One day, the sons get into a fight and Yile critically injures Blacksmith Fang's son. At first, both Xu and He deny responsibility for Yile's actions and refuse to pay for Blacksmith Fang's son's hospital bill. But Xu sells his blood and pays his debt to Fang. Ashamed of being a cuckold, Xu sleeps with a former love interest of his, Lin Fenfang. </p><p>1958 rolls around, and the family is caught in the socio-political upheaval brought about by the <a href="/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward" title="Great Leap Forward">Great Leap Forward</a>. <a href="/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine" title="Great Chinese Famine">Famine</a> sweeps across the country. With communal canteens set up by the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a> all closing, Xu's family is forced to look out for themselves. The silk factory where Xu Sanguan works also closes. After selling his blood once again, Xu Sanguan takes the whole family except Yile to eat noodles at the Victory Restaurant. Distraught, Yile approaches He Xiaoyong, his supposed biological father, hoping to find acceptance, but is also rejected. After wandering the streets, Yile returns to a worried Xu Sanguan who takes him to the Victory Restaurant for noodles. Xu Sanguan's relationship with Yile is mended as a result. </p><p>One day, He Xiaoyong gets hit by a truck and is critically injured. After consulting a fortune-teller, He Xiaoyong's wife is told that to recover her husband's soul from heaven, a son must call atop the chimney and beg for his soul to return. However, as He Xiaoyong only has two daughters, He's wife approaches Yile, He Xiaoyong's supposed biological son, for help. After some convincing, Yile agrees, and proceeds to call atop the chimney for He Xiaoyong's soul to return. Xu Sanguan retrieves Yile from the chimney and swears an oath claiming Yile as his son. It is later revealed that He Xiaoyong did not survive his injuries. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Cultural_Revolution" title="Cultural Revolution">Cultural Revolution</a> arrives. Xu Yulan is accused of being a prostitute and is forced to suffer through <a href="/wiki/Struggle_sessions" class="mw-redirect" title="Struggle sessions">struggle sessions</a>. Day after day, Xu Yulan stands in the street on a stool with a placard labelled 'Xu Yulan, Prostitute'. Yile is sent to the countryside as part of the Communist Party's policy of re-education. Erle is also sent away after graduating school, leaving only Sanle with Xu Sanguan and Xu Yulan. Sanle begins working in a machine tools factory after completing school. </p><p>Xu Sanguan finds himself running low on money again and goes to sell blood. At the blood station, he coincidentally finds Genlong, whom he had not seen for ten years. Xu learns that Ah Fang is in poor health after his bladder had burst from drinking too much water. The two men head to Victory Restaurant for a meal afterwards, but Genlong falls ill and dies. The doctors say Genlong died from a cerebral hemorrhage, but Xu suspects Genlong sold too much blood. Back at the countryside where Yile and Erle's production brigades work, Yile becomes sick. Erle carries his brother to the ferry and they both return to town where Yile can receive treatment. It is revealed that Yile contracted hepatitis and must travel to <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a> for proper treatment. Erle also falls ill from a flu and is sent to hospital. Xu Sanguan goes around the village borrowing money and gathers enough to send Yile and Xu Yulan to Shanghai. He plans to meet them in Shanghai and resorts to selling blood once again. </p><p>Xu Sanguan sets off for Shanghai, selling blood at multiple hospitals along his journey. He grows increasingly weak from the practice and is hospitalized for a period of time. Xu Sanguan manages to hitch a ride on a barge, and he befriends the two brothers operating the vessel, Laixi and Laishun. Xu travels with them for several days and the three sell blood along the way. Eventually, Xu parts ways with the brothers and reaches Shanghai, where he finds Yile is alive and recovering well. </p><p>Some years later, Yile, Erle and Sanle have all gotten stable jobs, gotten married, had children and moved into their own houses. One day, Xu Sanguan passes Victory Restaurant and feels the urge to sell blood. But this time, he is rejected as he is deemed too old. Xu becomes worried that he can no longer sell blood to support his family when in need, but Xu Yulan, Yile, Erle, and Sanle remind him that he does not need to sell blood anymore for the tough times have passed. The novel ends with Xu Yulan and Xu Sanguan having a meal of fried pork livers and yellow rice wine at the Victory Restaurant.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_themes">Major themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Chronicle of a Blood Merchant</i> describes the suffering of the lower class which took place during the most turbulent time in Chinese history, and creates a sorrowful atmosphere with a touch of gentleness. Blood is the main element, which builds up throughout the majority of the story. The protagonist sells his blood twelve times in the story for many reasons, including cultural <a href="/wiki/Taboo" title="Taboo">taboo</a>, food, and sacrifices. Xu Sanguan sells his blood to overcome crises he faces in his life, to a point where he believes that selling blood could overcome any crisis. However, at the end of the story Xu Sanguan could not sell his blood anymore because he is too old and the quality of his blood is not accessible to anyone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characters">Characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Xu Sanguan</b> (许三观): The protagonist, a cart-pusher in a silk factory in a small rural town. He had to sell his blood because his meager salary is not enough to sustain his family.</li> <li><b>Xu Yulan</b> (许玉兰): Xu Sanguan‘s wife, a pretty young woman "Fried Dough Queen", She became a housewife after having three sons.</li> <li><b>Yile</b> (一乐): The eldest son of Xu Sanguan.</li> <li><b>Erle</b> (二乐): The second son of Xu Sanguan.</li> <li><b>Sanle</b> (三乐): The youngest son of Xu Sanguan.</li> <li><b>He Xiaoyong</b> (何小勇): Xu Yulan's ex-lover, who is supposedly Yile’s biological father.</li> <li><b>Lin Fenfang</b> (林芬芳): Xu Sanguan had an affair with Lin Fenfang when he found out that Yile was not his own son.</li> <li><b>Blood Chief Li</b> (李血头): The bald man who's in charge of buying blood for the hospital. He's the one that decides who gets to sell blood and who doesn't.</li> <li><b>Ah Fang</b> and <b>Genlong</b> (阿方根龙): Xu Sanguan accompanies them to the hospital for his first blood sale.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Jeffrey Wasserstrom, <i>Chronicle of a Blood Merchant</i> was "hailed by many as one of the best books published in China in the 1990s."<sup id="cite_ref-Wasserstrom_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wasserstrom-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richard King addressed Gang Yue's comparison to <a href="/wiki/Lu_Xun" title="Lu Xun">Lu Xun</a> by stating that "Yu Hua's small-town everyman becomes a figure of a dignity to which <a href="/wiki/The_True_Story_of_Ah_Q" title="The True Story of Ah Q">Ah Q</a> could never aspire". King also praised the novel's construction.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book was praised in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Seattle_Times" title="The Seattle Times">The Seattle Times</a></i> as a "rare achievement in literature.... [Xu Sanguan is] a character that reflects not just a generation but the soul of a people." Michael Laris of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> argued, "The epic—and at times crude—stories of struggle and survival in [...] Chronicle of a Blood Merchant offer unforgettable images of cruelty and kindness, [and] Yu Hua's characters are torn between their animal instincts and their humanity. What Yu Hua brings to these narratives is a steely willingness to take things too far."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ha_Jin" title="Ha Jin">Ha Jin</a>, author of <a href="/wiki/Waiting_(novel)" title="Waiting (novel)"><i>Waiting</i></a>, described Yu Hua as a "major contemporary novelist" and stated that the latter "writes with a cold eye but a warm heart. His novels are ingeniously structured and exude a mythical aura. Though unmistakably Chinese, they are universally resonant." <a href="/wiki/Dai_Sijie" title="Dai Sijie">Dai Sijie</a>, author of <i><a href="/wiki/Balzac_and_the_Little_Chinese_Seamstress" title="Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress">Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress</a></i> (2000), called it a "wrenching and blackly humorous tale. Long after I closed the book, the character Xu Sanguan has remained stubbornly impressed upon my heart." </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wang_Ping_(author)" title="Wang Ping (author)">Wang Ping</a>, author of <i>Foreign Devil</i> (1996) and <i>Aching for Beauty</i> (2000), wrote, "<i>Chronicle of a Blood Merchant</i> takes us straight to the heartland of China—the towns, streets, courtyards, kitchens, and bedrooms where ordinary Chinese live. They may not be great warriors or politicians, but their courageous efforts in living a life with hope and dignity make them true heroes. This book is a gem." Nola Theiss, author of <i>Kliatt</i>, argued, "The story is filled with strange attitudes and behaviors, which give insight to this peculiar time and place. Yu Hua is considered one of the most important young writers in China today and his writing carries a truth that is typical of fables and parables."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adaptions">Adaptions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Adaptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Korean-language film adaptation <i><a href="/wiki/Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant_(film)" title="Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)">(Chronicle of a Blood Merchant)</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/Ha_Jung-woo" title="Ha Jung-woo">Ha Jung-woo</a> premiered in <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> on January 15, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead of setting the background in rural China, the film has been localized and the setting is shifted right after the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. Leaving out the political movements, the film emphasizes more on the storyline of protagonists' daily life. </p><p>In 2013, a stage play <i>Chronicle of a Blood Merchant</i> reworked by Tang Wai-Kit was premiered by the We Draman Group in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Wang, Ya-juan and Li Zong-wei "Study of Black Humor in Chronicle of A Blood Merchant (用黑色幽默解读《许三观卖血记》)" Journal of Hetao University, no.1 (2014): 34-37.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chirita, Andreea. "Humor as a Philosophy of Life in the Chinese Art Movement of Cynical Realism and Post New Era Literature" Analele Universitatii Crestine Dimitrie Cantemir, Seria Stiintele Limbii,Literaturii si Didactica predarii (Annals of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University – Linguistics, Literiture), no. 1 (2015): 88-97.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wasserstrom-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wasserstrom_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wasserstrom_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWasserstrom2015" class="citation web cs1">Wasserstrom, Jeffrey (2015-08-21). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-odd-couple-on-political-dissent-and-the-remarkable-similarities-between-mark-twain-and-yu-hua/">"The Odd Couple: On Political Dissent and the Remarkable Similarities Between Mark Twain and Yu Hua"</a>. <i>LA Review of Books</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-08-06</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=LA+Review+of+Books&rft.atitle=The+Odd+Couple%3A+On+Political+Dissent+and+the+Remarkable+Similarities+Between+Mark+Twain+and+Yu+Hua&rft.date=2015-08-21&rft.aulast=Wasserstrom&rft.aufirst=Jeffrey&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flareviewofbooks.org%2Farticle%2Fthe-odd-couple-on-political-dissent-and-the-remarkable-similarities-between-mark-twain-and-yu-hua%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHua2003" class="citation book cs1">Hua, Yu (2003). <i>Chronicle of a Blood Merchant: A Novel</i>. New York: Anchor Books. p. 255.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Chronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant%3A+A+Novel&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=255&rft.pub=Anchor+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.aulast=Hua&rft.aufirst=Yu&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Yu, Hua. Chronicle of a Blood Merchant: A Novel. Translated by Andrew F. Jones, Anchor Books, 2004.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKing2004" class="citation web cs1">King, Richard (March 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://u.osu.edu/mclc/book-reviews/to-live-chronicle-of-a-blood-merchant/">"To Live Chronicle of a Blood Merchant"</a>. <i>MCLC Resource Center</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2020-08-07</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=MCLC+Resource+Center&rft.atitle=To+Live+Chronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant&rft.date=2004-03&rft.aulast=King&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fu.osu.edu%2Fmclc%2Fbook-reviews%2Fto-live-chronicle-of-a-blood-merchant%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reviewed by Michael Laris. 2003. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/2003/11/02/bestial-acts/a055c4ac-866a-40a1-8d96-0fc6074a018e/">Bestial Acts; Brutal Portraits of Life in Modern China</a>: FINAL Edition." The Washington Post.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Theiss, Nola. "Hua, Yu. Chronicle of a blood merchant, a novel." Kliatt, May 2005, p. 26. Literature Resource Center, <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A132507396/LitRC?u=ubcolumbia&sid=LitRC&xid=f1e17c91">https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A132507396/LitRC?u=ubcolumbia&sid=LitRC&xid=f1e17c91</a>. Accessed 3 Nov. 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBaek2015" class="citation web cs1">Baek, Byung-yeul (2 January 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/01/141_170979.html">"Actor Ha back with film adaptation of Chinese novel"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Korea_Times" title="The Korea Times">The Korea Times</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2015-01-17</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Korea+Times&rft.atitle=Actor+Ha+back+with+film+adaptation+of+Chinese+novel&rft.date=2015-01-02&rft.aulast=Baek&rft.aufirst=Byung-yeul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.koreatimes.co.kr%2Fwww%2Fnews%2Fculture%2F2015%2F01%2F141_170979.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wedraman.com/portfolio/yuhua/">"Chronicle of a Blood Merchant-Wedraman Portfolio"</a>. <i>www.wedraman.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-11-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.wedraman.com&rft.atitle=Chronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant-Wedraman+Portfolio&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wedraman.com%2Fportfolio%2Fyuhua%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>To Live by Yu Hua (Tr. by Michael Berry) and Chronicle of a Blood Merchant by Yu Hua (Tr. by Andrew F. Jones)<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://u.osu.edu/mclc/book-reviews/to-live-chronicle-of-a-blood-merchant/">[1]</a> Reviewed by Richard King, MCLC Resource Center Publication, March 2004</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYan_Lianke" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Yan_Lianke" title="Yan Lianke">Yan Lianke</a>. <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780802119322"><i>Dream of Ding Village</i></a></span>. Translated by Cindy Carter. <a href="/wiki/Grove_Press" title="Grove Press">Grove Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8021-1932-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8021-1932-2"><bdi>978-0-8021-1932-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dream+of+Ding+Village&rft.pub=Grove+Press&rft.isbn=978-0-8021-1932-2&rft.au=Yan+Lianke&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fisbn_9780802119322&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AChronicle+of+a+Blood+Merchant" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&oldid=1220183071">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chronicle_of_a_Blood_Merchant&oldid=1220183071</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1995_Chinese_novels" title="Category:1995 Chinese novels">1995 Chinese novels</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Chinese_historical_novels" title="Category:Chinese historical novels">Chinese historical novels</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Chinese_novels_adapted_into_films" title="Category:Chinese novels adapted into films">Chinese novels adapted into films</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Novels_by_Yu_Hua" title="Category:Novels by Yu Hua">Novels by Yu Hua</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Chinese_novels_adapted_into_plays" title="Category:Chinese novels adapted into plays">Chinese novels adapted into plays</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_additional_references_from_December_2008" title="Category:Articles needing additional references from December 2008">Articles needing additional references from December 2008</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_additional_references" title="Category:All articles needing additional references">All articles needing additional references</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Chinese-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing Chinese-language text">Articles containing Chinese-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_simplified_Chinese-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text">Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_traditional_Chinese-language_text" title="Category:Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text">Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 22 April 2024, at 08:35<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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