City of Fiction
$37.72
- Paperback
428 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
In the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop, a quiet man from the North embarks on a perilous journey to a Southern city in the grip of a savage snowstorm. He carries with him a newborn baby: he is looking for the child’s mother and a city that isn’t there.
This is a story of two people: a man who finds unexpected success after havi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787705654 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 178770565X |
| Author: | Yu Hua, Todd Foley |
| Publisher: | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Imprint: | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 428 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 41mm x 210mm x 136mm |
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Critics Review
“Once an edgy experimentalist, Yu Hua is now one of China’s best-selling writers.” - The Paris Review“Wencheng (City of Fiction) is not just a city where the story happens, but a space in which the readers can let their imaginations roam free.” - China Daily
About The Author
Yu Hua
Yu Hua is one of China’s best-known writers. Born in 1960, he is the author of six novels, several collections of short stories and essays. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to The New York Times. His work has been translated into fifty languages. He has received many awards, including Italy’s Premio Grinzane Cavour for his novel To Live and France’s Prix Courrier International for his novel Brothers, which was also was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. He lives in Beijing.
Todd Foley teaches courses on Chinese literature, film, and critical theory at NYU. He is also the translator of I Love Bill and Other Stories by Wang Anyi.
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