The last communist virgin : stories /
Wang, Ping, 1957-
The last communist virgin : stories / by Wang Ping. - Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2007. - 204 pages ; 19 cm
Where the poppies blow -- Crush -- House of anything you wish -- The last communist virgin -- Forage -- The homecoming of an old Beijing man -- Maverick.
From the restaurants of New York's Chinatown to the retail emporium of Bergdorf Goodman, and from remote Chinese military outposts to the streets of Beijing, the tremors of China's rapid economic and cultural growth can be felt. Moving smoothly across political, cultural, and personal borders and between countries, continents, and languages, these stories open a window into the rapid transformations of an ancient culture and the soul's thirst for adventure and harmony in a quickly changing world.
Minnesota Book Award, 2008.
9781566891950 1566891957
2006038522
Chinese--United States--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
China--Fiction.
Short stories.
The last communist virgin : stories / by Wang Ping. - Minneapolis : Coffee House Press, 2007. - 204 pages ; 19 cm
Where the poppies blow -- Crush -- House of anything you wish -- The last communist virgin -- Forage -- The homecoming of an old Beijing man -- Maverick.
From the restaurants of New York's Chinatown to the retail emporium of Bergdorf Goodman, and from remote Chinese military outposts to the streets of Beijing, the tremors of China's rapid economic and cultural growth can be felt. Moving smoothly across political, cultural, and personal borders and between countries, continents, and languages, these stories open a window into the rapid transformations of an ancient culture and the soul's thirst for adventure and harmony in a quickly changing world.
Minnesota Book Award, 2008.
9781566891950 1566891957
2006038522
Chinese--United States--Fiction.
Chinese Americans--Fiction.
China--Fiction.
Short stories.