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In this collection of Chinese short stories by prize-winning author, Jin Yucheng, the past experiences of the leading characters act as heavy shadows in their present-day lives. The development of the story-plots and complex ideas of these characters are interwoven with one another like riddles. The leading characters tirelessly explore the significance of life in the changing era and in their own life experiences.

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My old friend Xiaohan was put behind bars for opening the mail of others. His wife Heiti thought that he had died, which was why she didn''t come to see him in jail. Not long ago, a public document from a stranger reached my mailbox. Could this be related to Xiaohan? Using the return address from the public document, Heiti and I went there to look into it.

A Nest of Nine Boxes
For dozens of years, the grandmother had been chiseling the wall and digging into the ground. She was looking for things that her husband may have hidde

Nest of Nine Boxes Contemporary Writers

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In this collection of Chinese short stories by prize-winning author, Jin Yucheng, the past experiences of the leading characters act... Read more

    Publisher: Shanghai Press
    Publication Date: 5/3/2016
    ISBN13: 9781602202542, 978-1602202542
    ISBN10: 1602202540

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

    Description

    In this collection of Chinese short stories by prize-winning author, Jin Yucheng, the past experiences of the leading characters act as heavy shadows in their present-day lives. The development of the story-plots and complex ideas of these characters are interwoven with one another like riddles. The leading characters tirelessly explore the significance of life in the changing era and in their own life experiences.

    The Specimens
    My old friend Xiaohan was put behind bars for opening the mail of others. His wife Heiti thought that he had died, which was why she didn''t come to see him in jail. Not long ago, a public document from a stranger reached my mailbox. Could this be related to Xiaohan? Using the return address from the public document, Heiti and I went there to look into it.

    A Nest of Nine Boxes
    For dozens of years, the grandmother had been chiseling the wall and digging into the ground. She was looking for things that her husband may have hidde

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