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Old Floating Cloud - Two Novellas

by Jian Zhang, Ronald R. Janssen, Can Xue
Old Floating Cloud - Two Novellas - Thryft
Old Floating Cloud - Two Novellas - Thryft

Surreal exploration of post-Mao China's absurdity.

Dive into the surreal and absurd world of post-Mao China through Can Xue's "Old Floating Cloud". With images that are simultaneously grotesque and captivating, this book offers a unique perspective on Chinese reality. Prepare to be immersed in a world of uncertain spaces, indeterminate identities, and limitless transformations that will leave you questioning the boundaries of imagination and truth.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Old Floating Cloud - Two Novellas

by Jian Zhang, Ronald R. Janssen, Can Xue
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ISBN: 9780810109889
Authors: Jian Zhang, Ronald R. Janssen, Can Xue
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Date of Publication: 1992-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Chinese Literature, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Mythology
Goodreads rating: 3.62
(rated by 68 readers)

Description

Can Xue draws the reader into a world of the grotesque and the surreal, of uncertain spaces and indeterminate identities, of sexual menace and psychological disorientation. These novellas are about life in post-Mao China, but not the China of social realism or of Western fantasy. At the forefront of China's new literary trends, these two novellas--"Yellow Mud Street" and "Old Floating Cloud"--explore Chinese reality through images of the absurd, sudden and illogical juxtapositions, and the limitless transformations induced by a unique imagination.
 

Surreal exploration of post-Mao China's absurdity.

Dive into the surreal and absurd world of post-Mao China through Can Xue's "Old Floating Cloud". With images that are simultaneously grotesque and captivating, this book offers a unique perspective on Chinese reality. Prepare to be immersed in a world of uncertain spaces, indeterminate identities, and limitless transformations that will leave you questioning the boundaries of imagination and truth.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.