内容简介：
An award-winning, internationally acclaimed Chinese bestseller, originally banned in China but recently named one of the last decade’s ten most influential books there, To Live tells the epic story of one man’s transformation from the spoiled son of a rich landlord to an honorable and kindhearted peasant.
After squandering his family’s fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer. Forced by the Nationalist Army to leave behind his family, he witnesses the horrors and privations of the Civil War, only to return years later to face a string of hardships brought on by the ravages of the Cultural Revolution. Left with an ox as the companion of his final years, Fugui stands as a model of flinty authenticity, buoyed by his appreciation for life in this narrative of humbling power.
作者简介：
余华，浙江海盐人，1960年出生于浙江杭州，后来随父母迁居海盐县。中学毕业后，因父母是医生，余华曾当过牙医，五年后弃医从文，进入县文化馆和嘉兴文联，从此开始文学创作生涯。曾在北京鲁迅文学院与北师大中文系合办的研究生班深造，1984年开始发表小说。余华是中国先锋派小说的代表人物，与叶兆言、苏童等人齐名。作品有短篇小说集《十八岁出门远行》、《世事如烟》，长篇小说《在细雨中呼喊》、《战栗》及《兄弟》。