With Shenzheners, his first book in English (translated from the Chinese by Darryl Sterk), Xue Yiwei has been awarded the...
Xue Yiwei
The protagonists in Xue Yiwei's short stories may encounter a variety of scenarios, but theyinevitably find themselves making the same choice: to run away. They run because they lack a sense of belonging in the place they live. The efforts of anindividual are never enough to belong to a collective. This is what comes to mind when I close Taxi Driver, a collection of short stories by Xue. The collection, which was published thisyear, is a series of stories that revolve around the city ofShenzhen. Read More
Review of Chinese novelist Xue Yiwei's book, Traveling Along With Marco Polo - Thoughts about Invisible Cities in The China Daily...
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