Boy in the Twilight: Stories of the Hidden China
Yu Hua's populist voice and exquisite wit have made him one of the most celebrated and bestselling writers in China. These visceral, flawlessly crafted stories explore the line between cruelty and warmth on which his country is precariously balanced. In the title story, a shopkeeper confronts a child thief and punishes him without mercy. Victory shows a young couple shaken by the husband's infidelity, each scrambling to stake claims to the components of their shared life. Other tales show, by turns, two factory workers who spoil their only son, a gang of townsfolk who bully an innocent orphan, and a spectacular fistfight outside a ref…
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Weitere Autoren: Barr, Allan H. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8041-7102-1
- EAN: 9780804171021
- Produktnummer: 15914880
- Verlag: Anchor
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 195 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.0 cm 211 g
- Gewicht: 211
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YU HUA is the author of five novels, six story collections, and four essay collections. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to The New York Times. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He is the recipient of many awards, including the James Joyce Award, France's Prix Courrier International, and Italy's Premio Grinzane Cavour. He lives in Beijing.
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