Book review: The bridegroom: stories – Ha Jin

Title: The bridegroom: stories Author: Ha Jin ISBN-13: 9780375724930 Release date: September 11th 2001 Publisher: Vintage Genre: literary fiction, short story, political satire Source: personal copy, won it in the Literary Blog hop this year, but forgot from who Challenges: Chinese Literature challenge Verdict: Summary The bridegroom: stories is a collection of twelve stories that [...]

Book review: Beijing Doll – Chun Sue

Title: Beijing Doll Author: Chun Sue (pen name of Li Jianfu) Translator: Howard Goldblatt ISBN-13: 9781594480201 Release date: August 3, 2004 Publisher: Riverhead Books Genre: young adult fiction, transgressive fiction Source: university library Challenges: Chinese literature challenge Verdict: Summary She just finished middle school and already her heart is heavy with her future that is [...]

Book review: Candy – Mian Mian

Title: Candy Author: Mian Mian (pen name of Wang Shen) Translator: Andrea Lingenfelter ISBN-13: 9780316563567 Release date: August 28, 2003 Publisher: Back Bay Books Genre: young adult fiction, transgressive fiction Source: university library Challenges: Chinese literature challenge Verdict: “Saining and I had a lot in common. For one thing, we each had our own worlds, [...]