Dialogues in Paradise

I had to read this "short" story for my high school sophomore honors english class a few months ago. We were studying literature with non-Western characteristics. Such as the plot line, which was not the Aristotle mountain (rising action, falling action). Months later, I am still remembering lines and sections from this book. Can Xue's writing has affected not only my own writing, but my outlook on other literature, poetry, and art. I would definitly call this book abstract, beautiful and worth owning.