Belle Yang
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
"After the defeat of Japan in World War II, China is plunged into a civil war between Communist and Nationalist forces. The old and respected Manchurian House of Yang is toppled in the chaos, and seventeen-year-old Baba, the Yangs' fourth and most audacious son, is forced to leave Manchuria and his family behind."--BOOK JACKET. "He journeys south on blistered feet, plagued by constant hunger. As the Communists overrun the crumbling Nationalist army,...