Modern 都市

To the Wonder 我的阿勒泰 by 李娟 Li Juan

To the Wonder 我的阿勒泰 by 李娟 Li Juan

Li Wen Xiu, a Han girl who grew up in a small town in Altay, is determined to pursue her literary dream in a big city. However, she repeatedly faces obstacles and is forced to return to her hometown, where she relies on her mother’s provision store for a living. After getting acquainted with a […]

 
Young Babylon 少年巴比伦 by 路内 Lu Nei

Young Babylon 少年巴比伦 by 路内 Lu Nei

Knowing nothing more than the working-class life he is born into, headstrong Lu Xiao Lu reluctantly starts down the path he is expected to follow. At age nineteen in 1990s China, he feels pressure to follow suit with those around him and takes a job at the town’s saccharin factory. Slowly, he adjusts to the […]