The Gourmet And Other Stories Of Modern China
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the culinary alleyways of Suzhou to the ideological upheavals of twentieth-century China, The Gourmet and Other Stories of Modern China presents a richly layered portrait of a nation in transformation. The title novella chronicles the obsessive life of Zhu Ziye, a man whose entire existence revolves around the pursuit of exquisite food, using his epicurean passion as a lens through which Lu Wenfu maps the devastating human costs of the Cultural Revolution and the absurdities of a society at war with its own pleasures. Lu Wenfu, one of China's most celebrated post-Mao literary voices, writes with a quiet, ironic precision that transforms the intimate and the domestic into vehicles for profound social commentary. This collection illustrates how the personal and the political are inextricably bound, weaving together warmth, melancholy, and sharp wit in equal measure. Published by Readers International — a press dedicated to bringing suppressed and overlooked world literature to Western audiences — this anthology stands as an essential introduction to the richness of contemporary Chinese fiction, leaving the reader to wonder what other worlds of flavour and feeling have yet to be translated.
Author: Lu Wenfu
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, Readers International
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the culinary alleyways of Suzhou to the ideological upheavals of twentieth-century China, The Gourmet and Other Stories of Modern China presents a richly layered portrait of a nation in transformation. The title novella chronicles the obsessive life of Zhu Ziye, a man whose entire existence revolves around the pursuit of exquisite food, using his epicurean passion as a lens through which Lu Wenfu maps the devastating human costs of the Cultural Revolution and the absurdities of a society at war with its own pleasures. Lu Wenfu, one of China's most celebrated post-Mao literary voices, writes with a quiet, ironic precision that transforms the intimate and the domestic into vehicles for profound social commentary. This collection illustrates how the personal and the political are inextricably bound, weaving together warmth, melancholy, and sharp wit in equal measure. Published by Readers International — a press dedicated to bringing suppressed and overlooked world literature to Western audiences — this anthology stands as an essential introduction to the richness of contemporary Chinese fiction, leaving the reader to wonder what other worlds of flavour and feeling have yet to be translated.