Format:
345 S
ISBN:
9781933330624
Content:
From the Publisher: "Modern Chinese fiction-looks to have made a great leap towards the bookshelves of [Western] readers."-Guardian. Hugely popular in China, flash fiction is poised to be the most exciting new development in contemporary Chinese literature in a decade. Integrating both vernacular and contemporary styles while embracing new technologies such as text messaging (SMS) and blogging, contemporary Chinese flash fiction represents the voice of a civilization at the brink of a startling and unprecedented transformation. This collection features 120 short-short stories (from 100 to 300 words each), written by some of China's most dynamic and versatile authors. Dong Rui's The Pearl Jacket offers a glimpse of the real and surreal in human evolution, Chen Qiyou's Butterfly Forever brings an ancient Chinese literary motif into a startling modern context, while Liu Jianchao's Concerned Departments mocks the staggering complexity of life in the new urban China. Traditional, experimental, and avant-garde, The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories will reinvigorate the position of young Chinese writers as a major presence in contemporary literature. Their voices breathe new energy into modern Chinese literature, leaving the literary and societal stagnation of the Cultural Revolution behind as a distant memory
Content:
From the Publisher: "Modern Chinese fiction-looks to have made a great leap towards the bookshelves of [Western] readers."-Guardian. Hugely popular in China, flash fiction is poised to be the most exciting new development in contemporary Chinese literature in a decade. Integrating both vernacular and contemporary styles while embracing new technologies such as text messaging (SMS) and blogging, contemporary Chinese flash fiction represents the voice of a civilization at the brink of a startling and unprecedented transformation. This collection features 120 short-short stories (from 100 to 300 words each), written by some of China's most dynamic and versatile authors. Dong Rui's The Pearl Jacket offers a glimpse of the real and surreal in human evolution, Chen Qiyou's Butterfly Forever brings an ancient Chinese literary motif into a startling modern context, while Liu Jianchao's Concerned Departments mocks the staggering complexity of life in the new urban China. Traditional, experimental, and avant-garde, The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories will reinvigorate the position of young Chinese writers as a major presence in contemporary literature. Their voices breathe new energy into modern Chinese literature, leaving the literary and societal stagnation of the Cultural Revolution behind as a distant memory
Note:
RelationshipsDoor forever / Shao Baojian -- Moonlit window/ Deng Kaishang -- Nest of oat stalks / Cao Naiqian -- July 28, 1976 / Yuan Bingfa -- Girl in the red skirt / Yue Yong -- Odd day, even day / Ling Rongzhi -- You are my only one / Wei Jinshu -- Lovebird for you / Xing Qingjie -- Mosquito nets / Wu Shouchun -- Caterpillar on your shoulder! / Liu Weiping -- Big buddy / Wang Kuishan -- Return visit / Ai Ya -- Butterfly forever / Chen Qiyou -- Cold night / Yu Dafu -- Sweetheart / Ku Ling -- Feelings / Li Ang -- My bride / Wu Nianzhen -- Love story of A and B / Yindi -- Nightclub-tique / Zhong Zimei -- Family -- Blowfish / Wang Renshu -- Two letters / Tang Xunhua -- Black butterfly / Liu Guofang -- Facade / Shen Hong -- Letters / Wang Peijing -- Goldie / Ma Baoshang -- Straw ring / Jinguang -- Marriage certificate / Mo Xiaomi -- Money order / Bai Xuechu -- Soy sauce / Zhao Wenhui -- Secret / Liu Liying -- Happy family / Wu Di -- Portraits -- Daigou / Shen Congwen -- Singer that can sing / Wang Meng -- Story outside my window / Yide'erfu -- Big feet Zhuang / Hu Qiyong -- Monument / Sun Yuwen -- Abandoned baby / Ang Liang -- False teeth / He Liwei -- Bridge pillar / Yang Xiangsheng -- Higher education / Si Yusheng -- Yellow scarf / Xue Tao -- Auntie Fei / Xu Huifeng -- Time travel / Cai Nan -- Black and white / Li Qixiang -- My university / Hou Deyun -- Fat cat's woman / Lin Ruqiu -- Floral shorts / Lu Jianhua -- Eunuch / Zhang Jishu -- Female visitor / Zeng Ping -- Reckoning / Zheng Hongjie -- Outside world / Zhou Rencong -- Shanshan / Danru -- Applause / Haixin -- Mad about you / Sang Ni -- Society -- Bargain / Hu Yepin -- Lottery / Lao She -- Comedy of the power poles / Su Shuyang -- Street corner / Shen Shanzeng -- Spring night / Wu Jinliang -- Request for the purchase of a kettle / Xu Shijie -- Two patients / Jiang Zilong -- Bright yellow / Liu Xinwu -- Comedy of birds / Zhong Jieying -- Chief staff member / Sheng Xiaoqing -- Carpet / Hang Ying -- Bird / Lu Fuhong -- I had a dream / Chen Rong -- American apple / Li Jingwen -- Expectations / Liang Haichao -- Concerned departments / Liu Dianxue -- Oh, isn't this general manager Gao? / Liu Jianchao -- Cat and mouse play / Ling Dingnian -- Red envelope / Guo Xuerong -- Homeless / He Peng -- Creativity / He Kaiwen -- Roses / Yang Kui -- Pearl jacket / Dong Rui -- One drizzly afternoon / Tao Ran -- Truth And Art -- He / Guo Moruo -- Theme / Lu Xun -- Two unforgettable impressions / Xia Yan -- Ferry / Gao Xiaosheng -- Explosion in the living room / Bai Xiaoy -- White gem / Ru Rongxing -- To kill the sister-in-law / Jia Pingao -- Tiger, tiger / Liu Gong -- Autumn / Xia Xueqin -- Wrong number / Liu Yichang -- Existential Moments -- Light / Wang Luyan -- That ball of cloud / Pu Benlin -- Mullet and mackerel / Lin Jinlan -- Beautiful ears / Sha Miannong -- Hawk in the sky / Xiu Xiangming -- Serious speech to promote Mark Twain's humorous speeches / Sha Weixing -- Precious stone / Xu Guojiang -- Immortality / Huang Keting -- Two pines / Li Yongkang -- Same river twice? / Han Lei -- Hands / Ma Xinting -- Gift of a bright moon / Ling Qingquan -- Red light / Luo Yanru -- Time / Xiu Shi -- Strange And Extraordinary -- Little-hand Chen / Wang Cengqi -- Gold washer / Xing Ke -- Hunchback tan / Liu Renqian -- Perfect robbery / Feng Jicai -- One move game / Xu Xing -- Bee bandits / Wang Qian -- Deadly game / Yi Nong -- Qu Yuan's wisdom / Cao Dequan -- Bird cypress / Sun Fangyou -- Horse whisperer / Jiang Xinjie -- Style / Xiang Yuting -- Tragicomedy / Gao Kuan -- Merchant of wills / Teng Gang -- Dance of the pearls / Xie Zhiqiang -- Mr Purple gold / Yang Xiaofang -- Death of Li Damin / Chen Yonglin -- Parrot / Tao Li -- Notes.
Language:
English
