Shenzheners
Shenzheners(Chinese:Thâm quyến nhân;pinyin:Shēnzhènrén) is a Chinese-language collection ofshort storiesbyXue Yiwei.Darryl Sterk translated it into English, and this translation was published byLinda Leith Publishingin 2016. Cai Gao did the illustrations. The English translation is the first ever such translation of Xue's work.[1]
The number of short stories in this work is nine.[2]
Background[edit]
Xue writes works aimed at Chinese citizens inMainland China,using Chinese as a medium. As of 2016 Xue lives inMontreal.[3]
Contents[edit]
Amy Hawkins, a freelance journalist in China, describedlonelinessas a common theme in the stories.[4]One of the common points of inspiration isDubliners.One of the stories focuses on anexpatriatefromCanada.[3]
Reception[edit]
McGillis stated that the translation in the English version is "smooth".[2]
Bailey Hu, inThat's Shanghai,wrote that the work "rarely comes across as over the top".[3]
The book won the 2013 "Most Influential Chinese Books of the Year" award.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Beattie, Steven W. (6 September 2016)."Shenzheners".Quill and Quire.Retrieved2022-07-29.
- ^abMcGillis, Ian (2016-08-25)."Montreal's Chinese literary secret is finally out".Montreal Gazette.Retrieved2022-07-29.
- ^abcHu, Bailey (2016-09-21)."Book Review: Xue Yiwei - Shenzheners".Thats Shanghai.Thats Mags.Retrieved2022-07-29.
- ^Hawkins, Amy (Spring 2017)."Shenzheners review".Chinese Literature of the Americas.12(1).Oklahoma State University.
- ^"Shenzheners".Linda Leith Publishing.Retrieved2022-07-29.- This is the English language publisher of his works.
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