Strange Beasts of China (Paperback)

Jeremy Tiang

ISBN 10: 1911284444 / ISBN 13: 9781911284444

Published by Tilted Axis Press, 2020

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Paperback. Winner, English PEN awardRunner-Up, 2021 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation'All we have are stories.'In the city of Yong'an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures - with their greenish stomachs or gills or strange birthmarks - live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness, some with ancient forbears, others engineered as artificial breeds.Guided and often misguided by her elusive university professor, and his scrappy student sidekick Zhong Liang, our narrator finds herself on a mission to track down each species. And as she blunders from one implausible situation to the next, she comes one step closer to revealing her own inner beast.Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts addresses existential questions of identity, being, love and morality with whimsy and grace. A whimsical and unsettling novel by one of China's most acclaimed young writers. In the fictional Chinese town of Yong'an, human beings live alongside spirits and monsters, some of which are almost indistinguishable from people. Told in the form of a bestiary, each chapter of Strange Beasts from China introduces us to new creatures. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strange Beasts of China (Paperback)
• Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911284444
• ISBN 13: 9781911284444
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the city of Yong''an, a fiction writer and amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures, with their greenish stomachs or gills or strange birthmarks, live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness, some with ancient forbears, others engineered as artificial breeds. Guided - and often misguided - by her elusive university professor and his scrappy sidekick-student Zhong Liang, our narrator finds herself on a mission to track down each species. And as she blunders from one implausible situation to the next, she comes one step closer to revealing her own multifaceted beastliness... Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China addresses existential questions of identity, being, love and morality with whimsy and grace.