Strange bedfellows / Liu Zhenyun ; translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Zhenyun, author.

刘震云, author.

Contributor:

Goldblatt, Howard, 1939- translator.

Lin, Sylvia Li-chun, translator.

Standardized Title:

Chi gua shi dai de er nü men. English

吃瓜时代的儿女们. English http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2021026921

Language:

Chinese

English

Genre:

Novels.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

255 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This intriguing novel-written by one of China's top authors, who has won literary prizes and acclaim internationally-is an important book in China and needs to be known globally. Author Liu Zhenyun's social criticism goes right up to the line that would get him censored or banned in China. The book offers not just criticism of official corruption, but also of China's pervasive new mercenary values, scam artists, and the common folks' vulnerability to scam artists. Hence the novel is not just about China but also a human comedy. This fast-paced but slow-burning farce about the everyday absurdities and challenges of day-to-day existence in China is eloquently delivered in Liu Zhenyun's usual minimalist style and faithfully rendered by the translators"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version: Liu, Zhenyun. Strange bedfellows

ISBN:

9781621967026

1621967026

OCLC:

1251737486

Publisher Number:

99989650400