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Lü Lei

吕雷

Born 1947 · China

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    Mao Dun 2005 · Nominee

    大江沉重

    Dajiang chenzhong

    Title translated by AI:“The Great River Weighs Heavy”

    Lü Lei, Zhao Hong · Lü Lei 55, Zhao Hong 45 when first published

    Novel · Politics

    AI-generated summary:In Cangning, a poor county in the hills of the Pearl River Delta split by the Dong River, officials stake their careers on lifting the barren left bank, home to two hundred thousand farmers, out of poverty, while the right bank becomes a special zone.