Five Spice Street Canxue

Author: Can Xue
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This novel depicts a fragrant street, portrays the "adultery" within fragrant street, and describes the various stories surrounding the adultery and the different attitudes toward "sexuality." It is a long novel themed on the "sexual awareness" of the Chinese people. The story is intricate, the writing is humorous, the implications are profound, and it is highly postmodern. It particularly portrays the "sexual psychology" of people from all walks of life with exquisite detail, making readers laugh out of disbelief and admire it in awe. This book comprehensively showcases the spiritual world of the renowned avant-garde female writer Can Xue. It is a semi-autobiographical allegorical novel and a must-read for understanding Chinese women's literature.