The Embroidered Shoes by Jian Zhang, Can Xue, Ronald R. Janssen

The Embroidered Shoes

Jian Zhang, Can Xue, Ronald R. Janssen

240 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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Written by the true heir to Kafka, Borges, and Angela Carter, THE EMBROIDERED SHOES is a magical collection of hallucinatory tales set in a world where anything can happen, and everything does. Constructed like a set of graduated Chinese boxes, th...

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Moods

challenging 100%
mysterious 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

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2.25

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