The Legacy of Carrie Lam - A Study of Tyranny and Violations of Human Rights in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (ePub)

Three Sisters: A Novel

"In a small village in China, the Wang family has produced seven sisters in its quest to have a boy; three of the sisters emerge as the lead characters in this remarkable novel. From the small-town treachery of the village to the slogans of the Cultural Revolution to the harried pace of city life, Bi Feiyu follows the women as they strive to change the course of their destinies and battle against an "infinite ocean of people" in a China that does not truly belong to them. Yumi will use her dignity, Yuxiu her powers of seduction, and Yuyang her ambition-all in an effort to take control of their world, their bodies, and their lives.

Like Dai Sijie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, and J.G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun, Three Sisters transports us to and immerses us in a culture we think we know but will understand much more fully by the time we reach the end. Bi's Moon Opera was praised by the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and other publications ..."

Bi Feiyu's works are also known for their complex portrayal of the female psyche. He has won some of the highest literary awards in China. He also wrote the screenplay for Zhang Yimou's 1996 film Shanghai Triad.

So this is certainly another cool book about China :)

Indeed, my dear old friend, the Golden Dragon 'Pyrite' - who happens to be the Guardian Dragon of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] - found this novel to be very entertaining and factual about Communist China in the 1970's.

However, the story was also a bit sad, highlighting the psycho-historical trauma that Mao's failed Cultural Revolution inflicted on China - which caused a lot of heart-break, human rights abuses and petty rivalries among the People.

Regrettably, rigid hierarchies in the CCP are still responsible for human rights abuses in today's China.

Hence we encourage the Chinese Communist Party to give up their monopoly on power, and implement Universal Suffrage in China; so that other political parties can also be elected in national elections and participate in governing China.

On that note, we would like to remind all People in China that human evolution is a constant in the Universe.

Just like British Imperialism and the Imperial Dynasties of China had to make way for Liberty and Social Justice, so will the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) be manifested in China - including Freedom of Association, Assembly, Speech, Media and Press.