About the Author
Yu Hua is a Chinese author who was born in April 3, 1960. Grew up in the period of Chinese Cultural Revolution, Yu Hua displayed numerous brutal and dark facts of that time in most of his works. Another interesting fact is that he was a dentist before. Because he "didn't like "looking into people’s mouths the whole day", he turned to writing and won and huge success.
One of his most famous book is "to live", a book sharply criticized the old Chinese society and government. It also praised Fugui's tenacity, for he never gave up his life while all of his family members died one by one.
Source
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2168216?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
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