{"product_id":"chairman-mao-would-not-be-amused-paperback","title":"Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Goldblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChairman Mao Would Not Be Amused is a showcase for 20 writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and black humor; exoticism and eroticism;shocking tales of brutality, tender evocations of love, and engrossing mysteries all coexist in an anthology that spans nearly a decade, ten years that have witnessed a dizzying array of societal and political changes. Almost all of the stories appear in English translation for the first time. Includes Shi Tiesheng, \"First Person\"; Hong Ying, \"The Field\"; Su Tong, \"The Brothers Shu\"; Wang Meng, \"A String of Choices\"; Li Rui, \"Sham Marriage\"; Duo Duo, \"The Day I Got to Xi'an\"; Chen Ran, \"Sunshine Between the Lips\"; Li Xiao, \"Grass on the Rooftop\"; Yu Hua, The Past and the Punishments\"; Mo Yan, \"The Cure\"; Ai Bei, \"Green Earth Mother\"; Cao Naiqian, \"When I Think of You Late at Night, There's Nothing I Can Do\"; Can Xue, \"The Summons\"; Bi Feiyu, \"The Ancestor\"; Yang Zhengguang, \"Moonlight over the Field of Ghosts\"; Ge Fei, \"Remembering Mr. Wu You\"; Chen Cun, \"Footsteps on the Roof\"; Chi Li, \"Willow Waist\"; Kong Jiesheng, \"The Sleeping Lion\"; Wang Xiangfu, \"Fritter Hollow Chronicles.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a showcase for twenty writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and black humor; exoticism and eroticism; shocking tales of brutality, tender evocations of love, and engrossing mysteries all coexist in an anthology that spans nearly a decade, ten years that have witnessed a dizzying array of societal and political changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.28 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52521979576627,"sku":"9780802134493","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QzRBWURNZktmTk1YSlVrNW1Ca3RsUT09.webp?v=1760540087","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/chairman-mao-would-not-be-amused-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}