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Advice about contemporary literature, esp. related to Shanghai


Dreydenn

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Hey folks,

I'm doing research for a novel that I'm writing, and I'd love to hear any advice you all have regarding Chinese novels or even short stories. I'm looking for lit with as contemporary of a setting as possible, hopefully nothing before the 1990s. If they're set in Shanghai, even better. I've read Years of Red Dust, as well as a good amount of Eileen Chang and Wang Anyi, in both Chinese and English, and I'm looking to branch out.

Thanks!

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If expats are okay, I really enjoyed the Qiu Xiaolong mystery novels, at least Death of a Red Heroine. Their being in English helped! In Chinese, Wang Xiaobo is well-reputed, though I've only read his collected love letters to Li Yinhe, 《爱你就像爱生命》, which is absolutely beautiful. Happy reading!

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