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.”

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