The Invisibility Cloak

A lightly surreal story of misfortune, menace, and high-end stereo equipment in the cutthroat, capitalistic world of modern China

The hero of The Invisibility Cloak lives in contemporary Beijing-where everyone is doing their best to hustle up the ladder of success while shouldering an ever-growing burden of consumer goods-and he's a loser. Well into his forties, he's divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at th...