 Cover of a 1949 edition of Family | |
| Author | Ba Jin |
|---|---|
| Original title | 家 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Series | Turbulent Stream |
| Published | 1931–1932 |
| Publication place | China |
| Followed by | Spring |
Family (家, pinyin: Jiā, Wade-Giles: Chia1), sometimes translated as The Family, is a semi-autobiographical novel by Chinese author Ba Jin, the pen-name of Li Feigan (1904–2005). His most famous novel,[1] it chronicles inter-generational conflict between old ways and progressive aspirations in an upper-class family in the city of Chengdu, a prosperous but provincial city in the fertile Sichuan basin in the early 1920s following the New Culture Movement. The novel was wildly popular among China's youth and established the author as a leading voice of his generation.
The novel was first serialized in 1931-2 and then released in a single volume in 1933. The original title was Turbulent Stream (激流 Jīliú), but changed after Ba Jin released it as a single volume.
- ^ Gittings, John (18 October 2005). "Ba Jin (Obituary)". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2021.