Wang Xiaobo Complete Works (Volume 9)

Author: Wang Xiaobo
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The Complete Works of Wang Xiaobo is divided into ten volumes, each published in both paperback and hardcover collector's editions. Volume I and Volume II are essays; Volumes III, IV, and V are long novels and plays; Volumes VI and VII are short novels; Volume VIII is short stories; Volume IX is letters; and Volume X is unfinished works. This book is Volume IX. Wang Xiaobo is currently China's most creative writer, hailed as China's Joyce and Kafka, and is the only mainland Chinese writer to have won the prestigious "United Daily News Literature Award for Short Stories" twice. His literary creations are unique, rich in imagination and fantasy, yet not lacking in rationality. His writing is transparent yet obscure, sincere yet cunning. The labyrinthine text can make you think of Borges; he circles around like a taxi driver, even more taxi-driver-like. In short, you can read infinite possibilities or impossibilities, infinite certainty or uncertainty. The Complete Works of Wang Xiaobo is divided into ten volumes, collecting the important writings of Wang Xiaobo during his lifetime, with a significant portion being newly organized thoughts. The entire set is divided into essays, long novels, short novels, short stories, a collection of letters, and unfinished works, totaling approximately 2 million words. This book is Volume IX, the collection of letters. Love, friendship, and human connections are fully presented, showcasing Wang Xiaobo's times of chivalrous tenderness.