Bay Window

by Liu Xinwu

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A vivid illustration of contemporary Chinese society. The frst realist novel from renowned Chinese writer Liu Xinwu. A novel of reality. A novel of allegory.  Pang Qi swears he’ll kill someone if he gets back onto the streets, but no one knows his target or his motive. Filled with suspense, Bay Window begins with this dramatic announcement, before slipping back into the seemingly mundane lives of a cast of characters drawn from all ranks of Chinese society: the mysterious and cunning Maye, whose wealth and power are kept secret; the robust and loyal bodyguard Pang Qi, whose transformation drives the development of the narrative; the retired engineer Xue Quji, a representative of contemporary China's intelligentsia.  Through the intimate portrayal of more than thirty characters,their struggles and the choices, they face on a daily basisthe author exposes a darkness hidden by economic development and social transformation, constructing a panoramic picture of contemporary China. Peeking through the Bay Window, we as readers are both spectators and participants of this picture.

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Author Biography

Liu Xinwu is one of China’s most prominent contemporary writers. Born in Chengdu, he spent his childhood in Chongqing and later moved to Beijing. He previously worked as a middle school teacher, an editor at Beijing Publishing House, and chief editor of renowned literary magazine People’s Literature. His short story The Class Teacher was one of the earliest examples of Scar Literature – a literary movement that reflected on the Cultural Revolution and its influence. His novels The Bell Tower and Drum Tower and Archways on the Old Street won the Mao Dun Literature Prize and the Shanghai Literature Award for Best Novel respectively. Liu Xinwu’s work has been translated into many languages including French, Japanese, German, Russian, Italian, Korean, Swedish, Czech and Hebrew, to considerable critical acclaim.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Yilin Press
  • Publication Date February 2016
  • Orginal LanguageChinese simplified
  • ISBN/Identifier 9787544760140
  • Publication Country or regionChina
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 32 CNY
  • Pages314
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2016

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