Old Floating Cloud: Two Novellas by Can Xue

Old Floating Cloud: Two Novellas

Can Xue with Jian Zhang (Translator), Ronald R. Janssen (Translator), Charlotte Innes (Contributor)

269 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Can Xue draws the reader into a world of the grotesque and the surreal, of uncertain spaces and indeterminate identities, of sexual menace and psychological disorientation. These novellas are about life in post-Mao China, but not the China of soci...

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Moods

reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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