City of Fiction
Author: Hua, Yu
Brand: Europa Editions
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 428
Release Date: 24-04-2025
Details: “Engrossing…. a terrifically entertaining novel.”--Irish Times
In the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop, a quiet man from the North embarks on a perilous journey to a Southern city in the grip of a savage snowstorm. He carries with him a newborn baby: he is looking for the child’s mother and a city that isn’t there.
This is a story of two people: a man who finds unexpected success after having journeyed to the hometown of the woman who abandoned him; and the woman he is searching for, who mysteriously disappeared to embark on her own eventful journey. This is a story about vanished crafts and ancient customs, about violence, love, and friendship. Above all, it’s a story about change and about storytelling itself, full of vivid characters and surprising twists―an epic tale, as inexorable as time itself and as gripping as a classic adventure story.
EAN: 9781787705654
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches
Languages: English, Chinese
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City of Fiction
City of Fiction
Author: Hua, Yu
Brand: Europa Editions
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 428
Release Date: 24-04-2025
Details: “Engrossing…. a terrifically entertaining novel.”--Irish Times
In the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop, a quiet man from the North embarks on a perilous journey to a Southern city in the grip of a savage snowstorm. He carries with him a newborn baby: he is looking for the child’s mother and a city that isn’t there.
This is a story of two people: a man who finds unexpected success after having journeyed to the hometown of the woman who abandoned him; and the woman he is searching for, who mysteriously disappeared to embark on her own eventful journey. This is a story about vanished crafts and ancient customs, about violence, love, and friendship. Above all, it’s a story about change and about storytelling itself, full of vivid characters and surprising twists―an epic tale, as inexorable as time itself and as gripping as a classic adventure story.
EAN: 9781787705654
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches
Languages: English, Chinese
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Author: Hua, Yu
Brand: Europa Editions
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 428
Release Date: 24-04-2025
Details: “Engrossing…. a terrifically entertaining novel.”--Irish Times
In the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop, a quiet man from the North embarks on a perilous journey to a Southern city in the grip of a savage snowstorm. He carries with him a newborn baby: he is looking for the child’s mother and a city that isn’t there.
This is a story of two people: a man who finds unexpected success after having journeyed to the hometown of the woman who abandoned him; and the woman he is searching for, who mysteriously disappeared to embark on her own eventful journey. This is a story about vanished crafts and ancient customs, about violence, love, and friendship. Above all, it’s a story about change and about storytelling itself, full of vivid characters and surprising twists―an epic tale, as inexorable as time itself and as gripping as a classic adventure story.
EAN: 9781787705654
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches
Languages: English, Chinese
