Synopsis: |
Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused is a showcase for 20 writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and 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." |