The Wedding Party

di Liu Xinwu (Autore)

Jeremy Tiang (Traduttore)

Amazon Publishing, 2021

In this sprawling, award-winning novel, celebrated Chinese writer Liu Xinwu cordially invites you to an epic, riotous, and moving neighborhood feast. On a December morning in 1982, the courtyard of a Beijing siheyuan—a lively quadrangle of homes—begins to stir. Auntie Xue’s son Jiyue is getting married today, and she is determined to make the day a triumph. Despite Jiyue’s woeful ignorance in matters of the heart—and the body. Despite a chef in training tasked with the onerous responsibility of preparing the banquet. With a cross-generational multitude of guests, from anxious family members to a fretful bridal party—not to mention exasperating friends, interfering neighbors, and wedding crashers—what will the day ahead bring? Set at a pivotal point after the turmoil of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Liu Xinwu’s tale weaves together a rich tapestry of characters, intertwined lives, and stories within stories. The Wedding Party is a touching, hilarious portrait of life in this singular city, all packed into a Beijing courtyard on a single day that manages to be both perfectly normal and utterly extraordinary at the same time.

• Autore: Liu Xinwu
• Traduttore: Jeremy Tiang
• Editore: Amazon Publishing
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 400 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 476 gr.
• EAN: 9781542044790

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