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Apr 1, 2004 · An epic Chinese tale in the vein of The Last Emperor, Wolf Totem depicts the dying culture of the Mongols-the ancestors of the Mongol hordes who at one time terrorized the world-and the parallel extinction of the animal they believe to be sacred: the fierce and otherworldly Mongolian wolf.
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May 4, 2008 · Set during the Cultural Revolution, “Wolf Totem” describes the education of an intellectual from China’s majority Han community living with nomadic herders in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia.
An epic Chinese tale in the vein of The Last Emperor, Wolf Totem depicts the dying culture of the Mongols - the ancestors of the Mongol hordes who at one time terrorized the world - and the parallel extinction of the animal they believe to be sacred: the fierce and otherworldly Mongolian wolf.
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- Donna Chavez
- Rong Jiang
Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong is perhaps one of the least historically accurate books on this list, but has been recommended twice on Five Books, suggesting it nonetheless carries an important message. It was a huge bestseller in China.
Mar 31, 2008 · Chen Zhen, a Beijing intellectual who, in a back-to-the-land moment, has come to live among the herders, has plenty of opportunities to study lupine behavior as wolves tear into the sheep pens night after night. Like his adopted compatriots, though, he soon comes to learn that the wolves have a place in the world.
- Kirkus Reviews
Feb 26, 2015 · More than a decade later, “Wolf Totem” is reportedly the best-selling contemporary Chinese novel, having sold more than five million copies in China and attracted millions more readers...
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