A GIFT FROM THE GODS: BOYHOOD IN NORTHWEST CHINA 上苍之礼:一个中国西北少年的成长故事

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The Editors of Asian Highlands Perspectives are pleased to announce the publication of Volume #46: AN UNEXPECTED GIFT FROM THE GODS: BOYHOOD IN NORTHWEST CHINA, a coming-of-age novel by Yang Jialiang. AHP #46 is a free download at: http://tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/VOLUME+46 At-cost paper copies are available here: https://goo.gl/dxs8Dt (hardcopy) https://goo.gl/88FSK1 (paperback) Yang Jialiang writes: In 2015, I was twenty-three and no longer a child who smiled at everyone after his mother's death. Most of my fellow villagers had moved to cities. The village lanes were overgrown with weeds. Some houses had collapsed. Our house still stood, however, even though it was made of adobe and wood. Father still lived in the house, which seemed as old as he was. My name is Chao. I'm an ordinary person from a poor mountain village in northwest China.Like most other human beings, I often ponder: Why do I exist? How should I live? What is the meaning of my life? I believe my life is not worthless. Everyone should be appreciated and each of us should be valued as a wonderful individual. This is why I wrote this book - to record my life directly and share with others the narrative of my life - to provide a way for others to know another human being's life story. All AHP volumes may be viewed and downloaded for free at: https://tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Asian+Highlands+Perspectives