Sunken Fish

Author: (USA) Amy Tan, original author, translated by Cai Jun
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Embark on an exhilarating journey with a ghost! The Fisherman made its debut on the New York Times Best Seller list! Take a tour of the Kingdom of Lanna and experience an unforgettable ghostly adventure! The two top literary talents from both Eastern and Western Chinese-speaking worlds collaborate on this masterpiece. American Chinese author Amy Tan's, written by Chinese suspense writer Cai Jun. This is Tan's newest novel, published by Random House in the USA in October 2005. Upon its release, it quickly climbed to the New York Times Best Seller list and entered the top ten within weeks. American critics have defined this book as a "ghost story," naturally because the narrator—Chen Bibo—dies mysteriously at the beginning of the story and tells the readers about the experiences of American travelers from the perspective of the dead. At the same time, this book is also a very typical travel novel. From Lijiang in Yunnan, China, to an ancient kingdom in Southeast Asia, and even to a tribe in the jungle, it contains almost all the elements of exotic adventure novels. Compared to other authors, Tan's Eastern exotic settings feel more authentic because she is originally from the East.