Bronze and Sunflower-Cao Wen Xuen

Brontzos lives in the village with his parents and his beloved grandmother, spending his days with his only companion, the family's old buffalo. No one has heard his voice since he was five years old, when a devastating fire broke out in the village.
On the opposite bank of the river, a seven-year-old girl suddenly appears, Heliotropio, who also spends her hours alone waiting for her father to return home from his full-day work.
Fate will forever unite the lives of these two children, who together will discover the new world that opens before them.
A story from distant, exotic China about survival, the fight for a better tomorrow, but also the power hidden in love.
A moving story from distant Asia, about survival, the fight for a better tomorrow, but also the power of love. A unique novel from China, by Andersen Award winner Cao Wenxuan.
It's a poetic, unique novel about friendship and extended family, but it's not just that. It's a story about dedication, sacrifice, and what exactly happens when love for another is greater than love for oneself.
The translation was made from the original language, Chinese, by translator and author Dimitris Sotakis.

"If I could, I would send my today's text to all readers. So that they can enjoy a writer who knows what love means, what sacrifice means. And what masterful writing. Being a professor of Chinese Literature at Peking University, Cao Wen Xuen has taught some of the distinguished writers of his country. In the book Bronze and Sunflower brings to life the soul, the spirit, the culture of his ancient homeland, the myths and the reverence, the hard work. The humility. The patience. He brings them out clearly, sparklingly, even in the reed swamps or the rice fields. Or in the grass huts of the deprived villagers. The solidarity, the understanding and the dignity of the inhabitants of the village of Da Mai Di bloom like the bright flowers that grow there proudly, the sunflowers. In this teenage novel of his – and not only teenage – he highlights rare values, gifts that recognize and honor the presence of man; thus, the distinguished Chinese creator offers us a work capable of being loved and not forgotten. A work – undeniably – classic.
Eleni Sarantiti

Author: Cao Wenxuan
Translation: Dimitris Sotakis
Series: pigeons
Pages: 368
Dimensions: 14 x 21 cm.
ISBN: 9789601684000
Ages: 9+