Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused: Fiction from Today's China

By Howard Goldblatt

Book Overview

This book is a showcase for twenty writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and black humor; exoticism and eroticism; shocking tales of brutality, tender evocations of love, and engrossing mysteries all coexist in an anthology that spans nearly a decade, ten years that have witnessed a dizzying array of societal and political changes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080211573X
• ISBN13: 9780802115737
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Grove Pr
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A Good Collection of Stories and Authors

A read the stories in this book as part of my training before a month long journey to China.This is a very interesting book if you are interested in views of modern China. If you are not into Chinese culture, you will probably not find these stories interesting.The translation is good and easy to follow. The story shows many different points of view regarding life in China today.So again, if you like Chinese culture you will really enjoy these short stories.

Eerie, funny, fascinating.

I picked this up because I'm going to China next month. This isn't a tour book, but it has gotten me excited about seeing the people and the place. It's almost like science fiction without the science -- stories from an alien culture.