BOOKS FROM CHINAStrange Beasts of China
by Yan Ge
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Set in China
Female author
Description:
A New York Times Editors' Choice and Notable Book of 2021 "Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror of 2021"—The Washington Post From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature, an uncanny and playful novel that blurs the line between human and beast… In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness—save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast, and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self. Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve.
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(6 months ago) |
20 Apr, 2024
Fascinating and weirdly compelling. It's slower-paced than I typically go for, and it's comfortable leaving a lot of questions unanswered. But it stuck in my mind as I went throughout my day, and I'll be thinking about this one for a while.
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