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The Invisibility Cloak by Fei, Ge
by Fei, Ge | PB | VeryGood
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 9781681370200
- Book Title
- Invisibility Cloak
- Item Length
- 9in
- Original Language
- Chinese
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Psychological, Crime, Thrillers / Suspense
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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A lightly surreal story of misfortune, menace, and high-end stereo equipment in the cutthroat, capitalistic world of modern China. An NYRB Classics Original The hero of The Invisibility Cloak lives in contemporary Beijing--where everyone is doing their best to hustle up the ladder of success while shouldering an ever-growing burden of consumer goods--and he's a loser. Well into his forties, he's divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at the edge of town with a crack in the wall the wind from the north blows through while he gets by, just, by making customized old-fashioned amplifiers for the occasional rich audio-obsessive. He has contempt for his clients and contempt for himself. The only things he really likes are Beethoven and vintage speakers. Then an old friend tips him off about a special job--a little risky but just don't ask too many questions--and can it really be that this hopeless loser wins? This provocative and seriously funny exercise in the social fantastic by the brilliantly original Ge Fei, one of China's finest living writers, is among the most original works of fiction to come out of China in recent years. It is sure to appeal to readers of Haruki Murakami and other fabulists of contemporary irreality.
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Publisher
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1681370204
ISBN-13
9781681370200
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219528101
Product Key Features
Book Title
Invisibility Cloak
Original Language
Chinese
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Crime, Thrillers / Suspense
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pl2872.F364p513 2016
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"This slim comic novel, the first by acclaimed Chinese author Ge Fei to be translated into English, follows the travails of a likable loser trying to stay afloat--financially and emotionally--in contemporary Beijing. ...page by page, Cui lives by his own moral compass until readers find themselves rooting for this philosophical Everyman to overcome every setback Ge Fei throws his way.The plot may be slight, but the author packs in wit, social commentary, and an emotional depth that will lift the reader's spirits like few recent English-language books." -- Kirkus , starred review "Shot through with an eerie mystery." -- Publisher's Weekly, "A sly and damning piece of work." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal "This slim comic novel, the first by acclaimed Chinese author Ge Fei to be translated into English, follows the travails of a likable loser trying to stay afloat--financially and emotionally--in contemporary Beijing. ...page by page, Cui lives by his own moral compass until readers find themselves rooting for this philosophical Everyman to overcome every setback Ge Fei throws his way.The plot may be slight, but the author packs in wit, social commentary, and an emotional depth that will lift the reader's spirits like few recent English-language books." -- Kirkus , starred review "Shot through with an eerie melody." -- Publisher's Weekly, "This slim comic novel, the first by acclaimed Chinese author Ge Fei to be translated into English, follows the travails of a likable loser trying to stay afloat--financially and emotionally--in contemporary Beijing. ...page by page, Cui lives by his own moral compass until readers find themselves rooting for this philosophical Everyman to overcome every setback Ge Fei throws his way.The plot may be slight, but the author packs in wit, social commentary, and an emotional depth that will lift the reader's spirits like few recent English-language books." -- Kirkus , starred review
Copyright Date
2016
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2016-011627
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