Selectied Stories by Xuemo

by Xuemo.

《雪漠小说精选(英文版)(精)》是西部文学代表作家雪漠创作的、完全立足于西部大地的短篇小说集。本书包括《新疆爷》、《月儿》、《深夜的蚕豆声》、《豺狗子》4篇小说。故事里，穷困苍老的新疆爷因有着干净美好、不掺杂一丝欲望的爱而过着平淡安详的生活；得了脏病的月儿虽然在迷乱的城市中失足，但在生命的最后阶段因为那纯净的向往而解脱；在饥荒困境中，有着侠义担当的雪羽儿却差点被舅舅一家吃掉；兰兰和莹儿在沙漠中九死一生，在面对各种“豺狗子”时，与命运做着顽强的抗争，险而逃生。从表面看，雪漠的小说故事情节，无论是爱情还是亲情，其中总透露出苍凉与悲惨，但深思又觉出主人公们是在倔强地过着自己的西部沙漠生活，用自己的方式实现内心的平衡与祥和。因此，这些小说读来总有一种沉重的感觉，让人久久回

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, China

254 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Xuemo （雪漠）, is a shining star in the Chinese literary and cultural world. Born in Gansu, China, he has a prolific career spanning over 70 works. His writings have been translated into more than 20 languages, including English, French, German, Swedish, and Spanish, etc. Nearly 60 foreign-language editions translated by distinguished translators were published worldwide. Since 2019, Xue Mo's works have been consistently globally featured at independent booths at the Frankfurt Book Fairs, the London Book Fari, Los Angeles Book Fair, the AAS Annual Conference, the Tokyo/Hong Kong Film Festival, etc. In 2022, he topped the International Media Spotlight List at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Honors:
Winner of the 2024 NYC Big Book Award; Winner of the 2024 Independent Press Award; Winner of the 2024 International Impact Book Award; Winner of the 2022 Sri Lanka National Literary Award; Winner of the 2022 Excellent Translation Award by the China International Communications Group (CICG) in global.
Nominated three times for the Mao Dun Literature Prize, Winner of the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award six consecutive times, 2015 Top Ten Figures in Chinese Brand Culture in China, etc.
In China, the School of Foreign Languages at Ningbo University established the "Xue Mo Research Center for Chinese Literary Translation," while the New Era Literary and Art Development Research Center at Central South University founded the "Xue Mo Institute," as well as Wuwei Xue Mo Academy武威雪漠书院, all have been fostered good communications across different cultures.
His cultural pieces, the audio book of Xue Mo's interpretation of the Diamond Sutra, named 《佛陀的智慧》on Ximalaya platform, with over 30 million plays, which has consistently ranked among the top dozen in its category for years.
As of now, Xue Mo's works have garnered attention and reviews by tons of scholars from prestigious universities worldwide, including Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, Northwestern University, the University of Hawaii, Durham University, the University of Warwick, Heidelberg University, and the University of Munich, etc. Moreover, the number of reviews continues to grow.
For more information about Xue Mo and his books, you could visit our official website: http://xuemo.cn/ ; http://www.xuemo.com/

Reviews

[Christopher Walthorne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tremendous collection of three short stories and a novella, these tales from Xuemo are bleak, beautiful and powerful beyond measure, told with a simplicity that cuts right to the soul. I can’t wait to read more of his work!

[Siddney Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This beautiful rural novel is so pure and lovely that it fills me with a quiet sense of contentment, with a genuine, down-to-earth atmosphere of real life. We keep chasing more and more, yet grow increasingly anxious. The elderly characters in the story are not materially wealthy, but they live in peace and fulfillment, and help others with compassion. In the truest sense, they are the richest people of all. It makes me reflect on what really matters in life and appreciate simplicity and kindness over endless desire.

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the story,the first novel Old man Xinjiang lives a plain and peaceful life because he has a clean and beautiful love without any desire.
Yue'er, who had a dirt disease, lost her feet in a confused city, but was relieved by her pure yearning at a later stage of her life.
It so good, and touching. Desert to read and collect.

[Yolanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the stories written. Although the stories are very sad, they are very interesting, romantic and beautiful.