Shenzheners

Author: Yiwei Xue; Darryl Sterk (Translator)

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  • : 9781988130033
  • : Linda Leith Publlishing
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  • : July 2016
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  • : Yiwei Xue; Darryl Sterk (Translator)
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  • : English
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Description

The first book in English by acclaimed Chinese-Canadian writer Xue Yiwei, Shenzheners is inspired by the young city of Shenzhen, a market town north of Hong Kong that became a Special Economic Zone in 1980 as an experiment in introducing capitalism to Communist China. A city in which everyone is a newcomer, Shenzhen has grown astronomically to become a major metropolitan centre. Hailed as a Chinese Dubliners, the original collection was named one of the Most Influential Chinese Books of the Year in 2013, with most of the stories appearing in Best Chinese Stories.