Mother River
ISBN-13: 9781960385314
Author(s): Can Xue
Subjects: FYB
Publisher: Open Letter
Publisher Imprint: Open Letter
Publication Date: 21-01-2025
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£16.99
About the book
The thirteen stories in this collection are vintage Can Xue. Similar to her novels (The Last Lover, Frontier) and other collections (Vertical Motion) the focus is less on what happens and more on the experience of reading. Mother River is a short bildungsroman of a young man who decides to become a fisherman (and crafter of spherical maps) and discovers that performing the role itself is more important than the number of fish they catch. Surreal, provocative, and unique, Mother River reinforces Can Xue's status as one of the most rewarding and complex writers working today - and a perennial favourite to win the Nobel Prize.