Shenzheners
Shenzheners (Chinese: 深圳人; pinyin: Shēnzhènrén) is a Chinese-language collection of short stories by Xue Yiwei. Darryl Sterk translated it into English, and this translation was published by Linda Leith Publishing in 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
Xue writes works aimed at Chinese citizens in Mainland China, using Chinese as a medium. As of 2016 Xue lives in Montreal.[3]
Contents
Amy Hawkins, a freelance journalist in China, described loneliness as a common theme in the stories.[4] One of the common points of inspiration is Dubliners. One of the stories focuses on an expatriate from Canada.[3]
Reception
McGillis stated that the translation in the English version is "smooth".[2]
Bailey Hu, in That'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
- ^ Beattie, Steven W. (6 September 2016). "Shenzheners". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b McGillis, Ian (2016-08-25). "Montreal's Chinese literary secret is finally out". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b c Hu, Bailey (2016-09-21). "Book Review: Xue Yiwei - Shenzheners". Thats Shanghai. Thats Mags. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ Hawkins, Amy (Spring 2017). "Shenzheners review". Chinese Literature of the Americas. 12 (1). Oklahoma State University.
- ^ "Shenzheners". Linda Leith Publishing. Retrieved 2022-07-29. - This is the English language publisher of his works.
External links
- Shenzheners - Linda Leith Publishing
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