Five Spice Street

by Can Xue

Book Overview

The first full-length novel by Chinese author Can Xue to appear in English

"There's no other writer in China like Can Xue . . . strange, surreal, and very compelling . . . and] this novel is probably the best place to start."--Chad Post, Publishers Weekly

Five Spice Street tells the story of a street in an unnamed city whose inhabitants speculate on the life of a mysterious Madam X. The novel interweaves their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300167962
• ISBN13: 9780300167962
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.5"