Seven stories, seven whispers into the ears of life: A Yi's unexpected twists of crime burst from the everyday, with glimpses of romance distorted by the weaknesses of human motive. A Yi employs his forensic skills to offer a series of portraits of modern life, both uniquely Chinese, and universal in their themes.
His years as a police officer serve him well as he teases the truth from simple observation, now brought into the English language in a masterful translation by Alex Woodend. The stories include Two Lives, Attic, Spring, Bach, Predator. The first in the new Flame Tree Press series, Stories from China.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
| ISBN: | 9781787582774 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2020 |
| Author: | Ayi |
| Publisher: | Flame Tree Press an imprint of Flame Tree Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery Fiction in translation |
Seven stories, seven whispers into the ears of life: A Yi's unexpected twists of crime burst from the everyday, with glimpses of romance distorted by the weaknesses of human motive. A Yi employs his forensic skills to offer a series of portraits of modern life, both uniquely Chinese, and universal in their themes.
Two Lives features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Fiction in translation
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Two Lives was written by Ayi and published by Flame Tree Press an imprint of Flame Tree Publishing
Two Lives has 288 pages
£8.96, reduced from £9.95. Print on Demand / Special Order.