178 pp. April 1996
paper, ISBN 978-0-8248-1802-9, $14.99
cloth, ISBN 978-0-8248-1770-1, $26.00
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Virgin Widows
by Gu Hua
trans. by Howard Goldblatt
Fiction from Modern China
Finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize
“[Goldblatt’s] retelling of the tale sparkles seamlessly.... A whale of a tale.” —New Asia Review“Smooth and exuberant, Goldblatt’s impeccable translation allows readers to see why Gu Hua is regarded as one of the most intriguing storytellers in contemporary Chinese literature.” —David Der-wei Wang, Columbia University
Virgin Widows is a poignant and disquieting novel that unfolds the stories of two women whose lives, despite being separated by nearly a century, reveal a disturbing similarity. First published in China in 1985, it appears now in English for the first time.
Gu Hua is one of China’s favorite and most influential novelists. He has lived near Vancouver since 1988.
Read chapter 1 (PDF).
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