In the 1980s, important contemporary Western works began to be translated into Chinese. Postmodernist Chinese authors began to present their readers with experimental stories that challenged the conventions of culture and ideology. This volume gathers the most exciting of these writers.

In ancient times, Sarah, a farmer's daughter with magical powers is blamed by the community for a drought. Voices are raised that only by killing her will the drought end. Now Sarah must find a way to bring rain or die, but do her powers extend that far? A look at the burden of talent.

Vivid and varied images of Tibet spring to life in this first collection of fiction on the country ever translated into English. As the storytellers portray Tibetan hunting traditions, Buddhist lore, and burial rites, they lure readers into a haunting and unfamiliar land.

The A to Z of Modern Chinese Literature presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature in modern China. It offers a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, literary and historical developments, trends, genres, and concepts that played a central role in the evolution of modern Chinese literature.

The first of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.