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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 4
- Popularité
- #1,536,815
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 3
- Langues
- 1
After reading the entries by Chinese authors in the very fine anthology Speaking for Myself: An Anthology of Asian Women's Writing, I have been casting about for more writing by contemporary Chinese author, so I admit I was drawn to this collection for the very reason the collection was put together - to introduce Westerners to contemporary Chinese literature, culture and people. The first story "Zhou Yu's Train" by Bei Cun is a tale of love, one woman's grief, and the difference being delusion and truth. In "The Sprinkler" by Xu Yigua tells of a story of the young Hehuan, a sprinkler truck driver (wets down the roads) and the mysterious disappearance of her husband. And lastly, in "The Crime Scene" by Li Er , a journalist interviews a gang of bank robbers and we hear the story of their crime from their points-of-view.
I enjoyed each of these stories finding the translation quite readable, the stories complex and certainly successful in their aim to show us the internal lives of a variety of Chinese people. A worthy read for those interested in Asian literature on any level.… (plus d'informations)