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228 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231136945
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 01 January 2007
Description
In five richly imaginative novellas and a short story, Zhu Wen depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. A frank reflection of the seamier side of his nation's increasingly capitalist society, Zhu Wen's fiction off...
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dark 100%
mysterious 100%
reflective 100%
tense 100%
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A mix: 100%Strong character development?
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No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 100%Average rating
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Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming
228 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231136945
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 01 January 2007
Description
In five richly imaginative novellas and a short story, Zhu Wen depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. A frank reflection of the seamier side of his nation's increasingly capitalist society, Zhu Wen's fiction off...
Community Reviews Summary of 18 reviews
Moods
dark 100%
mysterious 100%
reflective 100%
tense 100%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming