Hete Deal Sounds of the River – Da Chen

Teenager Da Chen gathers soil from the riverbank near his village in China’s far south, before he leaves to attend university in Beijing, to bear witness to his past and contain the sounds of the river of his childhood. Later, spilled onto the dry earth of the North, they will merge two parts of Da’s life, in this second volume of his lyrical trilogy of memoirs, a sequel to the acclaimed Colours of the Mountain.Beginning with his first train journey to Beijing from his parents farm, we rumble along with him…