City of Fiction

A story of love, blood and dreams, set in early 20th century China

About the author

Yu Hua is one of China’s best-known writers. Born in 1960, he is the author of six novels, several collections of short stories and essays. He has also contributed op-ed pieces to The New York Times. His work has been translated into fifty languages. He has received many awards, including Italy’s Premio Grinzane Cavour for his novel To Live and France’s Prix Courrier International for his novel Brothers, which was also was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. He lives in Beijing.
Todd Foley teaches courses on Chinese literature, film, and critical theory at NYU. He is also the translator of I Love Bill and Other Stories by Wang Anyi.

Product details

• Authors: Yu Hua
• Assisted by: Todd Foley (Translation), Foley Todd (Translation)
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2025
• EAN: 9781787705654
• ISBN: 978-1-78770-565-4
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945); Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / World Literature / China / 21st Century, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Romance / International