The Phoenix and the Crow
by
Graham Sage
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
9814625418
ISBN-13
9789814625418
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Imprint
Monsoon Books
Country of Manufacture
SG
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 1st, 2016
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
174 grams
Dimensions
20.00 x 13.10 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Wang Bin travels from Beijing to Pingyang, a rural Chinese town, to photograph a rare Chinese bird. Pingyangs police chief is corrupt and sadistic and rules the town with an iron fist, and he fleeces Wang Bin for all hes worth. In this exquisitely crafted short tale of morality and corruption, which reads like a contemporary fable, Wang Bin and the victimized townsfolk concoct a far-fetched plan to cause the crooked police chiefs downfall.
Wang Bin, a young teacher and ornithologist from Beijing, travels to Pingyang, a rural town nestled in the mountains between Sichuan and Hunan, to try and photograph the Mountain Phoenix, a rare Chinese bird with a blaze of rich colours that has never before been captured on film.
Pingyangs chief of police is as corrupt as he is sadistic and he rules the town with an iron fist. He soon learns of the new arrival in town and fleeces Wang Bin for all hes worth. Wang Bin narrowly escapes Pingyang with the help of Xiao Zhou, a pretty young receptionist at the seedy hotel in which he is staying and for whom he is developing feelings, and the Beijinger vows to return to the town, his mind set on causing the crooked police chiefs downfall. Together with Xiao Zhou and a cast of other victimised townsfolk from Pingyang, Wang Bin concocts a plan that is so far-fetched all agree it might just work.
The Phoenix and the Crow is an exquisitely crafted short tale of morality and corruption in smalltown China, which reads like a contemporary fable.
Pingyangs chief of police is as corrupt as he is sadistic and he rules the town with an iron fist. He soon learns of the new arrival in town and fleeces Wang Bin for all hes worth. Wang Bin narrowly escapes Pingyang with the help of Xiao Zhou, a pretty young receptionist at the seedy hotel in which he is staying and for whom he is developing feelings, and the Beijinger vows to return to the town, his mind set on causing the crooked police chiefs downfall. Together with Xiao Zhou and a cast of other victimised townsfolk from Pingyang, Wang Bin concocts a plan that is so far-fetched all agree it might just work.
The Phoenix and the Crow is an exquisitely crafted short tale of morality and corruption in smalltown China, which reads like a contemporary fable.
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