City of Fiction
€22.50
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781787705654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yu Hua |
| Publisher | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.420 |
| Publishing Date | 24/04/2025 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €21.23 |
| Tax | €1.27 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €22.50 |
| Availability | 16 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
“Engrossing…. a terrifically entertaining novel.”--Irish Times
In the early 20th century, China is a land undergoing a momentous social and cultural shift, with a thousand-year-old empire crumbling and the nation on the brink of modernity. Against this backdrop, a quiet man from the North embarks on a perilous journey to a Southern city in the grip of a savage snowstorm. He carries with him a newborn baby: he is looking for the child’s mother and a city that isn’t there.
This is a story of two people: a man who finds unexpected success after having journeyed to the hometown of the woman who abandoned him; and the woman he is searching for, who mysteriously disappeared to embark on her own eventful journey. This is a story about vanished crafts and ancient customs, about violence, love, and friendship. Above all, it’s a story about change and about storytelling itself, full of vivid characters and surprising twists—an epic tale, as inexorable as time itself and as gripping as a classic adventure story.