- Mao Dun Literature Prize 2008 · Winner
The Last Quarter of the Moon
额尔古纳河右岸 · E'erguna He you'an
Chi Zijian (迟子建, born 1964)
Translated by Bruce Humes
English editions
In EnglishThe Last Quarter of the Moon
Milkweed Editions · United States · 13 January 2026 · Paperback · 344 pages
The Last Quarter of the Moon
Harvill Secker · United Kingdom · 2013 · Hardcover · 311 pages
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Centuries ago a band of Evenki came from around Lake Baikal to the Chinese side of the Argun, the river that marks the border with Russia, and they have lived with their reindeer ever since, trusting their shamans and moving camp to follow the herds. Cold, predators and disease thin their numbers, and later come the Japanese occupation, the Cultural Revolution and the steady advance of modern life. The story is told in her own voice by an old woman of nearly ninety, the last chieftain's wife, in parts that run from morning through noon to dusk.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Genres
- Nature, Historical (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- China, 20th century
- First published
- 2005 by Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House
- Author's age
- 41 when first published
- ISBN
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9781846554810 (Harvill Secker, United Kingdom)
9781571311474 (Milkweed Editions, United States)