Strange beasts of China
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Contributors
Tiang, Jeremy, translator.
Published
Brooklyn : Melville House, [2021].
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Fiction - Adult Fiction
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Published
Brooklyn : Melville House, [2021].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published as Yi shou zhi by CITIC Publishing Group, 2006"
Description
"In the fictional Chinese city of Yong'an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness--save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast, and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self. Part detective story, part metaphysical inquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love, and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve. First published in the UK by Tilted Axis"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Chinese.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.
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