Boy In The Twilight Stories Of The Hidden China Yu Hua Allan H Barr Translation by Yu Hua, Allan H. Barr (translation) B00E733V2K instant download after payment.

From the acclaimed author of Brothers & To Live: thirteen audacious stories that resonate with the beauty, grittiness, & exquisite irony of everyday life in China.
 
Yu Hua’s narrative gifts, populist voice, & inimitable wit have made him one of the most celebrated & best-selling writers in China. These flawlessly crafted stories—unflinching in their honesty, yet balanced with humor & compassion—take us into the small towns & dirt roads that are home to the people who make China run.
 
In the title story, a shopkeeper confronts a child thief & punishes him without mercy. “Victory” shows a young couple shaken by the husband’s infidelity, scrambling to stake claims to the components of their shared life. “Sweltering Summer” centers on an awkward young man who shrewdly uses the perks of his government position to court 2 women at once. Other tales show, by turns, 2 poor factory workers who spoil their only son, a gang of peasants who bully the village orphan, & a spectacular fistfight outside a refinery bathhouse. With sharp language & a keen eye, Yu Hua explores the line between cruelty & warmth on which modern China is—precariously, joyfully—balanced. Taken together, these stories form a timely snapshot of a nation lit with the deep feeling & ready humor that characterize its people. Already a sensation in Asia, certain to win recognition around the world, Yu Hua, in Boy in the Twilight, showcases the peerless gifts of a writer at the top of his form.  
Yu Hua is the author of five novels, six story collections, & four essay collections. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to The New York Times. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He has received many awards, including the James Joyce Award, France’s Prix Courrier International, & Italy’s Premio Grinzane Cavour. Yu Hua lives in Beijing.