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Starred Review on October 15, 2013 | Fiction
Recipient of the James Joyce, Prix Courrier International, and Premio Grinzane Cavour awards for novels such as To Live (adapted to film by director Zhang Yimou) and Brothers, short-listed for the Man Asian Prize, Yu is an international sensation. His latest collection comprises 13 stories, written between 1993 and 1998, that offer a laconic, piercing glimpse into the daily life of citizens living in post-Mao China. In "No Name of My Own," a mentally challenged...Log In or Sign Up to Read More