Yu Hua
China
Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words (Pantheon, $25.95), written by Yu Hua and translated by Allan H. Barr, gives insight as never before to the world’s most populous yet misunderstood nation. Hua is the author of four novels, six collections of stories, and three essay collections. In 2002, he became the first Chinese writer to win the James Joyce Foundation Award.
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