{"product_id":"loud-sparrows-contemporary-chinese-shortshorts-weatherhead-books-on-asia-9780231138482","title":"Loud Sparrows  Contemporary Chinese ShortShorts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of ninety-one short-shorts, a form of short-storytelling. Presenting diverse voices and perspectives by writers, the stories are culled from newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and personal collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful and thought-provoking. Los Angeles Times The pieces are varied, lively, often charming, and occasionally brilliant. -- Perry Link New York Review of Books It's well worth dipping into (repeatedly). The Complete Review Beautiful and thought-provoking... A breeze of aesthetic freedom flows through all of them, making them fun to read. -- Susan Salter Los Angeles Times Funny, touching, intriguing and sometimes very beautifully... They are tiny vignettes of Chinese life in all its entire chaotic splendour. -- Jenny Niven Time Out Beijing Loud Sparrows is a delightful collection of short-shorts. -- Steve Noyes The Vancouver Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword, by Bei Dao\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Grooming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Lover’s Ear, by Yuan Qiongqiong\u003cbr\u003eMothballs, by Chen Kehua\u003cbr\u003eA Shaved Head, by Wang Meng\u003cbr\u003eLover, by Chen Kehua\u003cbr\u003eLosing the Feet, by Zhong Jufang\u003cbr\u003eFad, by Zhang Zheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWrong Number, by Liu Yichang\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Talk, by Wang Meng\u003cbr\u003eA Seat, by Liu Guofang\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Murder, by Cai Nan\u003cbr\u003eLast Stop, Mongkok, by Che Zhengxuan\u003cbr\u003eParting, by Wang Kuishan\u003cbr\u003eThe Beat, by Liu Xinwu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Choices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Left” with No Chance, by Chang Gang\u003cbr\u003eSunday Morning, by Xi Xi\u003cbr\u003eJailbreak, by Ku Ling\u003cbr\u003eA Cup of Tea, by Yu Yingmao\u003cbr\u003eIn the Haystack, by Cao Naiqian\u003cbr\u003eReturning Home on a Stormy Night, by He Weiping\u003cbr\u003eTied Together by Fate, by Chen Huiying\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Governance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Busy Secretary, by Zhan Jing\u003cbr\u003eCloth Shoes, by Ah Cheng\u003cbr\u003ePromotion Report, by Chen Hengchu\u003cbr\u003ePurchase Request for a Kettle, by Xu Shijie\u003cbr\u003eA Capable Man Can’t Handle a Small Case, by Liu Jing\u003cbr\u003eEars, by Sun Xuemin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. Games\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s Up, Lao Cao? , by Chen Shixu\u003cbr\u003eGeneral, by Liu Jianchao\u003cbr\u003eNumber Eight, by Wu Yimin\u003cbr\u003eObserve, by Ah Cheng\u003cbr\u003eConfinement, by Yuan Bingfa\u003cbr\u003eHere’s How the Flu Spreads, by Qin Yong\u003cbr\u003eThe Upholder of Unity, by Wang Meng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI. Controversy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Tail, by Wang Zengqi\u003cbr\u003eBlack Hen, White Hen, by Ji Dongliang\u003cbr\u003eMy One Comment Too Many, by Yi Ming\u003cbr\u003eGan Xiaocao’s Bamboo Pole, by Deng Hongwei\u003cbr\u003eRight to the Heart of the Matter, by Wang Meng\u003cbr\u003eSexual Harassment, by Lin Li-chun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII. Anticipations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBed-Wetting, by Zhang Jishu\u003cbr\u003eThe Principle of Rebound, by Xu Haiwei\u003cbr\u003eAccidental Confidante, by Bai Xiaoyi\u003cbr\u003eMatching Sets, by Wei Jinshu\u003cbr\u003eHome, by Xiu Xiangming\u003cbr\u003eRendez-vous, by Si Li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIII. Creatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCat, by Yuan Qiongqiong\u003cbr\u003ePets, by Ah Cheng\u003cbr\u003eSea Turtle, by Zhang Kangkang\u003cbr\u003eFlies, by Yuan Qiongqiong\u003cbr\u003eThe Crow and the Fox, by Liang Dazhi\u003cbr\u003eWaiting for a Windfall, by Wang Yanyan\u003cbr\u003eLittle Stray Cat, by Zhong Ling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIX. Sharing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivision, by Zhou Rui\u003cbr\u003ePostcards, by Ye Si\u003cbr\u003eThe Cycle, by Ah Cheng\u003cbr\u003eBlack Umbrella, by Yi Ruofen\u003cbr\u003eSmall-Hands Chen, by Wang Zengqi\u003cbr\u003eIt Was the Pumpkin That Brought Me Here, by Luo Feng\u003cbr\u003eIn-Law, by Cao Naiqian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eX. (In)Fidelities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElope, by Fu Aimao\u003cbr\u003eFrenchie, by Ai Ya\u003cbr\u003eHickey, by Ku Ling\u003cbr\u003eHorse Talk, by Mo Yan\u003cbr\u003eA Family Catastrophe, by Ku Ling\u003cbr\u003eHatred, by Ah Cheng\u003cbr\u003eConfession of a Photographer, by Ku Ling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXI. Nourishment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Wine, by Chen Hui\u003cbr\u003eChimney Smoke, by Ah Cheng\u003cbr\u003e0 Café, by Ku Ling\u003cbr\u003eThe Bus Stop and Haws-sicles, by Zhou Rui\u003cbr\u003eGranny Drunkard, by Feng Jicai\u003cbr\u003eTea Scum, by Ling Dingnian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXII. Weirdness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisputatiasis, by Wang Meng\u003cbr\u003eThe Features-Column Editor’s Daydream, by Liu Yichang\u003cbr\u003eDeath Dream, by Ku Ling\u003cbr\u003eEmpty Seat, by Yuan Qiongqiong\u003cbr\u003eLittle, Little, Little, Little, Little . . . , by Wang Meng\u003cbr\u003eStrange Encounter, by Mo Yan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIII. ?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Explosion in the Living Room, by Bai Xiaoyi\u003cbr\u003eGoing Home, by Ai Ya\u003cbr\u003eIt Looks as If . . . , by Teng Gang\u003cbr\u003eNot Seen, by Yuan Qiongqiong\u003cbr\u003eMy Wife Finally Goes Camping, by Lin Ji\u003cbr\u003eContemplating Water, by Zhong Ling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIV. Elegy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFather, by Yuan Qiongqiong\u003cbr\u003eA Knock at the Door, by Lin Jinlan\u003cbr\u003eGrandpa Pothook, by Cao Naiqian\u003cbr\u003eKiller Well, by Zhong Ling\u003cbr\u003eLooking Back at Life at the Moment of Death, by Cai Nan\u003cbr\u003eAn Encounter with General Zhou, by Chi Zijian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXV. Looking Backward and Looking Ahead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Look, by Li Zuchen\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400224874839,"sku":"9780231138482","price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231138482.jpg?v=1730470114","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/loud-sparrows-contemporary-chinese-shortshorts-weatherhead-books-on-asia-9780231138482","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}