Dad Eighty-Eight

Even when he was lying on a hospital bed, he would insist he was "actually" not sick. [...]I stressed e that he could try any means, at any cost, but he must not cheat. [...]the fifteen months of continuous writing had exhausted me to such an extent that to manage everyday life became an i...

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Published in:Queen's quarterly 2023-12, Vol.130 (4), p.530-539
Main Author: Yiwei, Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
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Birthdays
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Summary:Even when he was lying on a hospital bed, he would insist he was "actually" not sick. [...]I stressed e that he could try any means, at any cost, but he must not cheat. [...]the fifteen months of continuous writing had exhausted me to such an extent that to manage everyday life became an insurmountable challenge. When the fiercely competitive Gaokao (university entrance examination) ended in early July, I went to join my father, who was working in a city some fifty miles away from Changsha, Hunan, where our family was still based.
ISSN:0033-6041