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The Beijing of Possibilites

The Beijing of Possibilites

by Jonathan Tel

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

Combining elements of the surreal with carefully observed details of present-day Beijing, Tel's entertaining short stories offer a rich portrait of the city and the tensions between its history and present. A boy tastes his first cotton candy, a Ming dynasty princess posts her first online profile, and a modern-day Monkey King investigates the Gorillagram fad.  (CHN556, $14.95)

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