{"product_id":"the-last-quarter-of-the-moon-paperback","title":"The Last Quarter of the Moon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChi Zijian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBruce Humes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDiane Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sweeping epic, full of love and loss, a woman from one of the last remote reindeer-herding tribes of northeastern China tells the story of her family and the last century of her country's history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weathered me, and I too have weathered them.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt dawn, an elder sits among the birch trees while the rest of her tribe descend the mountain to permanently inhabit the town at its base. A member of the nomadic Evenki tribe, who traverse the forested mountains of China's eastern edge with herds of reindeer, she tells the tale of her life to the rain and fire, a life lived in close communion with nature at its most beautiful and cruel. Over the course of the twentieth century, her world is pushed to the margins of empire and industrialization. But holding steadfast against the fray of Chinese, Japanese, and Russian nation-building and resource extraction is the elder's abiding and tender attention to her people's core relationships--human, animal, spiritual, environmental--which in itself becomes an act of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illuminating translation by Bruce Humes--with an introduction by Diane Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seed Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Last Quarter of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e renders an Evenki experience of interdependence and reciprocity with the natural world. Wilderness is infused with domestic life and spiritual intervention: reindeer herding and ice fishing, Shamanic songs and rites, and tallies of marriages, births, and deaths. Contending with the preservation of tradition and legacy alongside the threat of progress and displacement, acclaimed author Chi Zijian depicts lives that resist the march of modernization, speaking profoundly to the real endangerment of Indigenous communities and knowledge across the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Mao Dun Literature Prize, China's most prestigious literary award, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Quarter of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e asserts that all is shared and interconnected, humbly challenging us to bear witness to both loss and wonder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChi Zijian\u003c\/b\u003e received the Mao Dun Literary Award--the highest honor for a novelist in China--for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Quarter of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into ten languages. She is known for her writing that touches on the folklore of Northeast China and is the only Chinese writer to have won the prestigious Lu Xun Literary Award three times for outstanding accomplishment in short fiction and novella. Her other work includes \u003ci\u003eManchuria\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAtop the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWhite Snow, Black Raven\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been translated into many languages. Zijian was born in Mohe, China, in 1964 and splits her time between there and the city of Harbin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Humes\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eShanghai Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and now specializes in translating writing by\/about China-based Altaic peoples and Silk Road culture. Since 2009 he has hosted the blog \u003ci\u003eEthnic ChinaLit\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Taiwan and is studying Turkish.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.35 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383319654502,"sku":"9781571311474","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/r6RwWC-2N9781571311474.webp?v=1769046639","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-last-quarter-of-the-moon-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}