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In 1940s Shanghai, young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea. But China is occupied by Japanese forces, and in wartime things are not what they seem.
When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe.
The love triangle of one young widow, two men, and the mother-in-law seemingly orchestrating the relationship.
One autumn morning, Jia Jia walks into the bathroom of her lavish Beijing apartment to find her husband drowned in a shallow bath with only a fish drawing left as a clue.
When teacher Yuko Moriguchi announces that the death of her daughter was no accident, she sets off a chain of events that will change her students lives forever.
Considered the ‘Star Wars’ of China, this Science fiction novel offers great scientific depth, whilst remaining engaging throughout.
In this collection of short haunting stories, two teenagers linked by an obsession with murder and torture explore the recesses of humanity’s dark side.
Presenting itself as an investigation into the suicide of a close friend, Levé gives a striking portrait of a man, with all his talents and flaws, who chose to reject his life, and all the people who loved him, in favour of oblivion.