Dream of Ding Village (Hardcover)

from arubabookwoman

This is a fictionalized account of a blood-selling scandal that occurred in a small rural community in China. As the government issued calls for blood, a number of blood collection points were set up by unscrupulous people. No sanitary precautions were taken, and people were allowed to sell their...

from missizicks

Despite the tragic nature of its subject matter, this is a funny and engaging book. The story of a village devastated by AIDS, it explores human relationships and how people react when something as final as an incurable illness affects an entire community. Inhibitions are lost and social contract...