Set against the backdrop of rural twentieth-century China, this compelling narrative traces the life of a complex figure known locally as both the Colonel and the Eunuch. Through the perspective of a young boy growing up in a tight-knit village, a web of wild rumors, heroic wartime legends, and scandalous gossip unfolds, transforming an ordinary middle-aged cat lover into a larger-than-life myth. As the community navigates the turbulent upheavals of historical change and political transformation, the youthful narrator attempts to uncover the genuine identity hidden beneath layers of village folklore, ultimately delivering a poignant examination of heroism, memory, and human frailty.
The Colonel and the Eunuch
Asia, Biography, Fiction, Literature, Politics, Southeast AsiaMai Jia (Translated by Dylan Levi King)
2025. Head of Zeus.
Apollo, 400 pages
ISBN 9781804540282
RM70.00
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