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Tattoo

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From the author of Wives and Concubines (titled Raise the Red Lantern in the acclaimed 1991 Oscar-nominated film by Zhang Yimou), Rice and many other major works of contemporary Chinese fiction comes a new collection of novellas that ranges from mystery in swinging prewar Shanghai to the violent gangs of the Cultural Revolution.In The Gardener's Art, a family dispute ends in the disappearance of a wealthy dentist. As his wife and children plunge into crisis and suspicion, the clues of the case lead them into Shanghai's seamy side.

A brilliant evocation of a vanished pre-Communist time, in all its glamor and squalor.A Divorce Handbook is the bitterly funny tale of a man, unhappy in marriage, who comes up against the inflexible attitudes of a traditional society. One of the most perceptive works to chart China's shifting social mores.In Tattoo, a lame adolescent is marked by the death of his brother in gang warfare. Overcoming his injuries through the practice of martial arts, he seeks to revive the flagging fortunes of his gang, but must face treachery and contempt at every turn.This volume by Su Tong demonstrates his mastery of the full sweep of twentieth-century China.

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ISBN: 9780983659907
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Author: Su Tong
Publisher: MerwinAsia an imprint of University of Hawai'i Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 212 pages
Genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction

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