A New York Times Editors' Choice "Luminous and beguiling . . ."--The Washington Post "Magical Realism at its best . . ."--The Wall Street Journal From one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Chinese literature,...
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...
Winner, English PEN award Runner-Up, 2021 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 'All we have are stories.' In the city of Yong'an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures -- with their greenish stomachs or gills...