{"product_id":"the-pearl-jacket-and-other-stories-flash-fiction-from-contemporary-china-9781933330624","title":"The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China","description":"\u003cp\u003eModern Chinese fiction . . . looks to have made a great leap towards the bookshelves of  Western] readers.--\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugely popular in China, flash fiction is poised to be the most exciting new development in contemporary Chinese literature in a decade. Integrating both vernacular and contemporary styles while embracing new technologies such as text messaging (SMS) and blogging, contemporary Chinese flash fiction represents the voice of a civilization at the brink of a startling and unprecedented transformation. This collection features 120 short-short stories (from 100 to 300 words each), written by some of China's most dynamic and versatile authors. Dong Rui's \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse of the real and surreal in human evolution, Chen Qiyou's \u003ci\u003eButterfly Forever\u003c\/i\u003e brings an ancient Chinese literary motif into a startling modern context, while Liu Jianchao's \u003ci\u003eConcerned Departments\u003c\/i\u003e mocks the staggering complexity of life in the new urban China. Traditional, experimental, and avant-garde, \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Jacket and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e will reinvigorate the position of young Chinese writers as a major presence in contemporary literature. Their voices breathe new energy into modern Chinese literature, leaving the literary and societal stagnation of the Cultural Revolution behind as a distant memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShouhua Qi\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at Western Connecticut State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRed Guard Fantasies and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Purple Mountain Burns\u003c\/i\u003e. He is one of the foremost experts (and translators) of the novels of Thomas Hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Bridge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933330624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shouhua Qi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285430083765,"sku":"9781933330624","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0cf75a36-ee3d-42d3-a52c-9fa02e528e48.jpg?v=1635224789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pearl-jacket-and-other-stories-flash-fiction-from-contemporary-china-9781933330624","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}