PLAYING FOR THRILLS
Shuo, Wang
ISBN 10: 0140269711 ISBN 13: 9780140269710
Published by Penguin, 1998
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Penguin, 1998. 8vo. Uncreased spine, fine trade paperback. Seller Inventory # 112610
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A tripped out sarcastic novel of urban alienation centred around a mysterious murder. Set in a Beijing populated by low-life gangsters and villains, it is narrated by the chief suspect of the crime though even he seems unclear as to whether he committed it or not. Rivetting. ""The most brilliantly entertaining hardboiled novel of the '90s...call it China noir. If you can imagine Raymond Chandler crossed with Bruce Lee that gives you the flavour. Most ultimately cool."" - Stephen King
About the Author: Howard Goldblatt is the award-winning translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese into English. He has been awarded the National Translation Award from the American Literary Translation Association and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Title: PLAYING FOR THRILLS
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Trade paperback
Condition: Fine