English (novel)
English is a 2004 Chinese coming-of-age novel by Wang Gang, about a boy growing up during the Cultural Revolution in remote Ürümqi, home to many political exiles including the boy's intellectual parents. English has been translated into English and many other languages.
Wang Gang wrote a sequel in 2012, titled Kashgar, which follows the protagonist in his late teens.Characters
- Love Liu, the protagonist
- Sunrise Huang, Liu's classmate
- Garbage Li, real name Li Jianming, Liu's classmate
- Second Prize Wang, Liu's English teacher from Shanghai
- Ahjitai, Liu's Uyghur teacher
- Love Liu's father
- Love Liu's mother
- Sunrise Huang's father
- Sunrise Huang's mother
- Principal
- Commander Shen
- Director Fan
Adaptation
A film adaptation directed by Joan Chen is currently in post-production.
