Chinese Short Stories

Gadfly Tales: Chinese Short Stories is a collection of fourteen stories covering a wide variety of themes, including fantasy, love, culture, revenge, assassination, terrorism, and bravery. They take place during ancient times, the eighteenth century, the nineteen eighties, or present day. Chapters 1, 5, 9, and 12 have not been published elsewhere. The remaining stories have been adapted from chapters in four novels (Journey into a Far Country, The Superior Men of Xinjiang, The Vengeance of Superior Men, and The Little Chinese Dreammaster).