Who is born an assassin

Author: Li Hao
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is part of the "Stars of 20th Century Literature Series," featuring 11 short stories and novellas by the renowned writer Li Hao. These works offer readers a profound sense of weight. It is not the kind of weight struck by a series of exclamation marks, nor the kind derived from a flood of words with the power of a mountain and a sea, nor the kind triggered by sensational plots or detailed descriptions. Rather, it is the kind of weight that rises from the unassuming narration, the steady progression of language, the depiction of life that is somewhat oppressive, twisted, and absurd, and the relentless emergence of absurd, malevolent, and pathological characters. It is a scorching heat, an agonizing pain that wells up unconsciously in the heart.