Howl of the Wolf: 4 (Shaanxi Stories) - Softcover

Hong Ke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1912436167 ISBN 13: 9781912436163

Publisher: Valley Press, 2019

Synopsis

A man does battle with a wolf, two sworn brothers lock horns literally as they drink and brag the night away and an old man turns to his flame-bellied stove for comfort when facing a bitter winter alone. These are just some of the fascinating folk who inhabit the magical stories of Hong Ke. Set in Xinjiang, the gateway between China and Middle Asia, The Howl of the Wolf paints a colourful picture of frontier life in all its earthy glory.

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About the Author

Hong Ke (the pen-name of Yang Hongke) first came to public attention in 2000 when his breakthrough story ‘Blowing Smoke’ won the Lu Xun National Excellent Short Story Award and he was recognised as a Most Promising Newcomer by the Feng Mu Prize.

The author, who was born in Qishan County on the Zhou Plateau in 1962, received his higher education in Baoji and spent a decade (1986-96) teaching and carrying out cultural research in Xinjiang, a geographically and ethnically diverse region stretching for more than 1.6 million km2. On returning to his home province, he taught at Shaanxi Normal University, while continuing to evoke the vast northwest in his magic realism-suffused stories, novellas and novels. His longer works include Rider to the West, Tiger! Tiger!, One Hundred Birds Worship the Phoenix, and the Mao Dun Prize shortlisted Kalabu Sandstorm.

Hong Ke passed away in Xi’an shortly after the 2018 Spring Festival. His short stories and novellas were posthumously added to the prestigious China Classics International list as selected by the state.

Edition details

• Publisher: Valley Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1912436167
• ISBN 13: 9781912436163
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236