Learning Chinese Through Stories

LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons. This episode is created at the suggestion of our patron 柯雷顿。 Some background knowledge on Yu Hua. He is a renowned Chinese author. His novels To Live (1993) and Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (1995) were widely acclaimed.  Please hit that Subscribe/Follow button on your Podcast player, so you won't miss the latest episode.  Full Transcript of this episode  can be found on our Patreon page 说起余华，很多爱好文学的人都知道。他的小说《活着》被张艺谋拍成了电影，大放异彩，从而广为人知。但对于他的青春岁月，却鲜有人知。 19岁那年，余华在一个小县城里当牙医，每天八小时埋头在别人的烂牙里。人的口腔是世界上最没有风景的地方，这是余华当时最大的感慨。 For the full transcript of this episode and many others, please support us by becoming our patrons. ************************************************************ If you think our podcast is valuable to you and others,  become our patron for as low as $5/month.You will have access to all of the transcripts, vocabulary list and patrons only episodes ************************************************************ Are you already a listener? Leaving the show a review o