City of fiction / Yu Hua ; translated from the Chinese by Todd Foley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yu, Hua, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Foley, Todd, translator.

Standardized Title:

Wencheng. English

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Gangsters--China--Fiction.

Gangsters.

Cities and towns--China--Fiction.

Cities and towns.

Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Fiction.

Triangles (Interpersonal relations).

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Imaginary places--Fiction.

Imaginary places.

China--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.

China.

China--History--19th century--Fiction.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Romance fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

427 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Europa Edition, 2025

Language Note:

Translated from Chinese.

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 having journeyed to the hometown of the woman who abandoned him; and the woman he is searching for, who mysteriously disappeared to embark on her own eventful journey. This is a story about vanished crafts and ancient customs, about violence, love, and friendship. Above all, it's a story about change and about storytelling itself, full of vivid characters, ranging from bandits to vengeful potentates, from prostitutes to deceitful soothsayers, and surprising twists--an epic tale, as inexorable as time itself and as gripping asa classic adventure story."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9798889660934

OCLC:

1514461040