Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days in Beijing

"A story about suppression, humiliation, vindication, and, ultimately, triumph." —New York Times Book Review

From the bestselling author of Colors of the Mountain—an engrossing, gloriously written coming-of-age saga that picks up where that book left off—in Beijing during China’s Cultural Revolution

In this "equally beguiling sequel to his acclaimed memoir" (Kirkus Reviews), teenager Da Chen takes his first train ride away from the farm he was raised on to his new university life in Beijing....