Filled with mirages, hallucinations, myths, mental puzzles, and the
fantastic, the contemporary experimental fiction of the Chinese
avant-garde represents a genre of storytelling unlike any other.
Whether engaging the worn spectacle of history, expressing
seemingly unmotivated violence, or reinventing outlandish Tibetan
myths, these stories are defined by their devotion to theatrics and
their willful apathy toward everything held sacred by the
generation that witnessed the Cultural Revolution. Jing Wang has
selected provocative examples of this new school of writing, which
gained prominence in the late 1980s. Contradicting many
long-cherished beliefs about Chinese writers-including the alleged
tradition of writing as a political act against
authoritarianism-these stories make a dramatic break from
conventions of modern Chinese literature by demonstrating an
irreverence toward history and culture and by celebrating the
artificiality of storytelling. Enriched by the work of a
distinguished group of translators, this collection presents an
aesthetic experience that may have outraged many
revolutionary-minded readers in China, but one that also occupies
an important place in the canon of Chinese literature. China's
Avant-Garde Fiction brings together a group of exceptional writers
(including Raise the Red Lantern author Su Tong) to the attention
of an English-speaking audience. This book will be enjoyed by those
interested in Chinese literature, culture, and society-particularly
readers of contemporary fiction. Contributors. Bei Cun, Can Xue,
Gei Fei, Ma Yuan, Su Tong, Sun Ganlu, Yu Hua Translators. Eva Shan
Chou, Michael S. Duke, Howard Goldblatt, Ronald R. Janssen, Andrew
F. Jones, Denis C. Mair, Victor H. Mair, Caroline Mason, Beatrice
Spade, Kristina M. Torgeson, Jian Zhang, Zhu Hong
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