The term "bitter sea" 苦海 might not be making any senses to the readers who are not familiar with Chinese culture. In Chinese the phrase 'bitter sea" means living with a broken life. For instance, the book titled Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is commonly translated as 《苦海孤雛》. The direct English translation of this Chinese title will literally be The orphan of the bitter sea.
The Bitter Sea tells a personal story of a boy growing up in a very unusual Chinese family during the turbulent tiimes of World War II and the Chinese civil war between National and Communist Parties in the late 1940s. It is an autobiogrpahy, yet the story rbrings readers to a fascinating historical journey. It is another MUST read book on my recommednation list.
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