Hunter

By Shuang Xuetao

A provincial ambulance drives through the night in search of a hospital, a fifth-rate actor goes method as a hitman on a sweltering rooftop, a legendary knife fighter is found working on the factory floor of a northern village.

Hunter's stories of deceptive, brutal realism play with myth and history, offering a vision of ordinary life in China with a magic realist turn.

Filled with dark humor and written with a tinge of noir, these fictions grapple with the realities of contemporary China, and show why Shuang Xuetao is the most highly-celebrated young writer working in the country today.

Granta Magazine Editions is a paperback original series of exceptional literary voices published by Granta magazine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1738536246
• ISBN13: 9781738536245
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Granta Magazine Editions
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"