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Cocoon (Paperback)
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Cocoon (Paperback)
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Cheng Gong and Li Jiaqi go way back. Both hailing from
dysfunctional families, they grew up together in a Chinese
provincial capital in the 1980s. Now, many years later, the
childhood friends reunite and discover how much they still have in
common. Both have always been determined to follow the tracks of
their grandparents' generation to the heart of a mystery that
perhaps should have stayed buried. What exactly happened during
that rainy night in 1967, in the abandoned water tower? Zhang
Yueran's layered and hypnotic prose reveals much about the
unshakable power of friendship and the existence of hope. Hers is a
unique fresh voice representing a new generation of important young
writers from China, shedding a different light on the country's
recent past. 'Cocoon is a stupendous novel, a beautiful and
formidable achievement on the grandest scale. Its ruthless
psychological realism is wondrously amplified by Zhang Yueran's
magical powers of description. Zhang Yueran's scenes and images
have an unworldly gleam of both hard-won insight and timeless
truth. The novel is a triumph.' - Ian McEwan, author of the
international bestseller Atonement 'Zhang dazzles with an
intricately crafted web of secrets centered on two childhood
friends in China. In lyrical prose, Zhang deeply humanizes her
leads as they look to the past in an effort to understand
themselves. It adds up to a remarkable and tragic story of family
and community.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review 'Cocoon is an
extraordinary coming-of-age novel, which confronts the cultural and
psychological legacy of the older generations with deep
understanding and penetrating insights. The story unfolds with
narrative exuberance and acute intelligence. It is Zhang Yureran's
masterpiece.' - Ha Jin, author of the National Book Award Winner
Waiting 'Flickers of personal history can quietly suggest a
national scale...As the past gives up its ghosts, Cocoon becomes a
tapestry.' - The Telegraph 'Cheng Gong and Li Jiaqi are childhood
friends. After many years of separation, they reunite and find a
shared interest in the stories of their grandparents' generation.
What happened on that rainy night in the deserted water tower in
1967? How did that event impact both families and the generations
after? Zhang Yueran, one of the most renowned young writers from
China, tells the story of the country's past in a different
perspective and with a unique insight. In her beautiful and
meaningful prose, hope and love reside where trauma heals.' - The
Millions Most Anticipated 'An irresistible siren-song of a novel by
one of our most original voices...a grandfather lies in a coma, his
brain destroyed by a nail and two friends reach across time and the
gaps between them to unravel the mystery of that nail, a mystery
that has haunted and tormented both their families. A transcendent
novel that suggests that family secrets and family crimes are the
nation from which none of us can ever fully escape.' - JUNOT DIAZ,
author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and This Is How You
Lose Her
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