The Embroidered Shoes
These stories, written between 1986 and 1994, 10 years after the death of Mao--and during and following 1989's Tiananmen Square massacre--are suffused with the tone of that bizarre and radical time.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0805054138
ISBN13:9780805054132
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Henry Holt & Company
Length:221 Pages
Weight:0.89 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.6"
Customer Reviews
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5 stars
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The comparisons to Kafka and Borges are right on - Can Xue's stories are indeed bizarre, often meriting a second reading, but they are enthralling. This book is highly recommended, as are her other two.
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