Flying Carpet: A Tale of Fertillia

by Xi Xi, 西西

From the pen of one of Hong Kong's leading writers, Xi Xi (1938 - ), Flying Carpet mirrors the past and present of Fertillia, an island city situated on the south-eastern coast of the huge country of Dragonland.

472 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Xi Xi (Chinese name: 西西) was born in Shanghai in 1937 and moved to Hong Kong in 1950. She is one of the most acclaimed writers in the Sinophone world. Hailed by critics as a major and unique voice in global Sinophone literature and a stylistic innovator across genres, she has published more than 30 books of different genres in addition to newspaper and magazine columns and screenplays. Xi Xi is the winner of the 6th Newman Prize for Chinese Literature in 2019.

Reviews

[Wangyi · Rating 4 out of 5]

有些评论说这是魔幻现实主义。我倒觉得魔幻的成分很少，更多的是现实。这是作者写给香港的一封情书吧。女性作家的笔触确实细腻，社会的百年变迁与家庭的日常柴米油盐融合的很好。向那些努力生活的普通人致敬。