{"product_id":"9781933330624","title":"The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Modern Chinese fiction . . . looks to have made a great leap towards the bookshelves of [Western] readers.\"—\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugely popular in China, flash fiction is poised to be the most exciting new development in contemporary Chinese literature in a decade. Integrating both vernacular and contemporary styles while embracing new technologies such as text messaging (SMS) and blogging, contemporary Chinese flash fiction represents the voice of a civilization at the brink of a startling and unprecedented transformation. This collection features 120 short-short stories (from 100 to 300 words each), written by some of China's most dynamic and versatile authors. Dong Rui's \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse of the real and surreal in human evolution, Chen Qiyou's \u003ci\u003eButterfly Forever\u003c\/i\u003e brings an ancient Chinese literary motif into a startling modern context, while Liu Jianchao's \u003ci\u003eConcerned Departments\u003c\/i\u003e mocks the staggering complexity of life in the new urban China. Traditional, experimental, and avant-garde, \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl Jacket and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e will reinvigorate the position of young Chinese writers as a major presence in contemporary literature. Their voices breathe new energy into modern Chinese literature, leaving the literary and societal stagnation of the Cultural Revolution behind as a distant memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShouhua Qi\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at Western Connecticut State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRed Guard Fantasies and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Purple Mountain Burns\u003c\/i\u003e. He is one of the foremost experts (and translators) of the novels of Thomas Hardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039577751792,"sku":"9781933330624","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933330624_p0.jpg?v=1763640129","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933330624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}