Dancing in the River - Guernica Prize

Based on true events, Dancing in the River is an engrossing coming-of-age story set amid the turmoil of communist China, from the iron-fisted Party rule of the 1960s to the protests of the late 1980s. The novel describes the internal and external conflicts that shaped the life and inner journey of Xiao Bing (Little Soldier) as he moves from young child seeking the approval of the Party toward personal and emotional growth and, finally, enlightenment.