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The Vagrants

by Li Yiyun

Random. 2010. 368p. ISBN 9780812973341. pap. $15.

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In this sometimes brutal novel by MacArthur "genius" Li, the execution of a former Red Guard leader for denouncing communism has profound effects on her family and the residents of her small village. (LJ 10/15/08)

Reviewed by Staff , Apr 01, 2013

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