The Last Village - A Collection of Short Stories by Cao Naiqian

Author: Cao Naiqian
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Cao Naiqian began writing novels at the age of 37 in 1986, and his works have been translated and introduced to countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Sweden. His published works include the short story collection A Year in the Tribe (2005) and the novel I Can’t Think of You at Night—The Scenery of Wenjia Yao (2005), translated into Swedish by the Nobel Prize in Literature judge, Per Wastberg, and published. Ren Li, Liu Xinwu, Yang Xinyu, and other renowned writers have highly praised him and his literary works. The Nobel Prize in Literature judge, Per Wastberg, considers Cao Naiqian an absolute top-tier Chinese novelist, and he believes Cao Naiqian, Mo Yan, and Ren Li all have a chance to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. This book marks Cao Naiqian’s first official publication in mainland China, a work of years of painstaking effort, featuring a selection of his short stories. This book is Cao Naiqian’s first official publication in mainland China, a work of years of painstaking effort, featuring a selection of his short stories. The book collects a total of 21 short stories, including: Wild Jujube, Seabuckthorn Balls, The Last Village, Zhai Zhai’s Seeds, Qin Ge Dan, Yellow Lantern, Death of a Hero, Young Widow, Old Man, Difficulty in Confession, Little Sprite, Unpleasant Odor, Chinese Yam, Lilac, Doudou, Gen Gen, Buckwheat, Bitter Almond, Lonely Memories, Old Wang’s Northeast Persecution, and Days of Jackals. Each story depicts rural life in Shanxi, with the author preserving the original colloquial language, Shanxi dialects, and folk songs unique to Shanxi, creating a language that is distinctive, authentic, and precise.