{"product_id":"the-pearl-jacket-and-other-stories-flash-fiction-from-contemporary-china-paperback","title":"The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShouhua Qi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina's hottest literary genre brings together the traditional, the experimental, and the avant-garde.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugely popular in China, flash fiction is poised to be the most exciting new development in contemporary Chinese literature in a decade. Integrating both vernacular and contemporary styles while embracing new technologies such as text messaging (SMS) and blogging, contemporary Chinese flash fiction represents the voice of a civilization at the brink of a startling and unprecedented transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection features 120 short-short stories (from 100 to 300 words each), written by some of China's most dynamic and versatile authors. Dong Rui's \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse of the real and surreal in human evolution, Chen Qiyou's \u003ci\u003eButterfly Forever\u003c\/i\u003e brings an ancient Chinese literary motif into a startling modern context, while Liu Jianchao's \u003ci\u003eConcerned Departments\u003c\/i\u003e mocks the staggering complexity of life in the new urban China. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraditional, experimental, and avant-garde, \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Jacket and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e will reinvigorate the position of young Chinese writers as a major presence in contemporary literature. Their voices breathe new energy into modern Chinese literature, leaving the literary and societal stagnation of the Cultural Revolution behind as a distant memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShouhua Qi\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Western Connecticut State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRed Guard Fantasies and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Long River Press, 2006) and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Purple Mounain Burns \u003c\/i\u003e(Long River Press, 2005). He is also the leading Chinese expert and translator on the novels of Thomas Hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 438\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 6.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335835128045,"sku":"9781933330624","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/pAbayJZRGk9781933330624.webp?v=1785050822","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-pearl-jacket-and-other-stories-flash-fiction-from-contemporary-china-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}