I love Dollars

Stories

Few books have triggered such vehement reaction when published in China as this quickly-banned collection of stories: For some, a “shameless hooligan literature”, for others the refreshingly audacious new voice of a young urban generation.

Zhu Wen leads his first-person narrators into situations that often escalate beyond the limits of the absurd. As anti-heroes they fight as much against the resistance of their fellow human beings as against life in general, which has become quite complicated with the seemingly limitless new possibilities of individual enrichment. However, the author’s great talent for humour and his relaxed narrative tone, sometimes reminiscent of Nick Hornby, ensure that his stories bring only tears of laughter.

Translated from Chinese by Frank Meinshausen. (eBook) – Language: German – ca. 360 pages ♦ 8,40 $ / 5,99 £   ♦   Order