The Selected Stories of Xu Zechen: Plum Rain and Other Works
This book contains six works that each reflect the different styles of the author in each period of his work, paying attention to men of low status, memories of childhood, campus life, and the living conditions of Beijing’s drifters. Told in a straightforward manner, all the stories in this book are told in the first person and can be regarded together as a spiritual autobiography. Xu Zechen won the sixth Lu Xun Literature Award for short stories, and short stories have always been the focus and intention of his creation.
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The Selected Stories of Xu Zechen: Plum Rain and Other Works
This book contains six works that each reflect the different styles of the author in each period of his work, paying attention to men of low status, memories of childhood, campus life, and the living conditions of Beijing’s drifters. Told in a straightforward manner, all the stories in this book are told in the first person and can be regarded together as a spiritual autobiography. Xu Zechen won the sixth Lu Xun Literature Award for short stories, and short stories have always been the focus and intention of his creation.
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The Selected Stories of Xu Zechen: Plum Rain and Other Works

The Selected Stories of Xu Zechen: Plum Rain and Other Works

The Selected Stories of Xu Zechen: Plum Rain and Other Works

The Selected Stories of Xu Zechen: Plum Rain and Other Works

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This book contains six works that each reflect the different styles of the author in each period of his work, paying attention to men of low status, memories of childhood, campus life, and the living conditions of Beijing’s drifters. Told in a straightforward manner, all the stories in this book are told in the first person and can be regarded together as a spiritual autobiography. Xu Zechen won the sixth Lu Xun Literature Award for short stories, and short stories have always been the focus and intention of his creation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626430891
Publisher: Bridge 21 Publications
Publication date: 05/01/2023
Series: Bridge21 Contemporary Chinese Literature , #1
Pages: 275
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x (d)

About the Author

Xu Zechen is considered one of the best of China’s writers born in the 1970s. Author of the novels Running Through Beijing, Midnight's Door, Night Train, and Heaven on Earth, he was selected by People's Literature as one of the "Future 20" best Chinese writers under 41. The recipient of numerous awards and honors including the sixth Lu Xun Literature Award for short stories, he was born in Jiangsu and now lives in Beijing.

Table of Contents

PLUM RAIN
NANJING, NANJING
THE QI'S VILLAGE
LIKE HEAVEN ON EARTH
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
TRIP TO MORDAGA
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