Category:
Adults,
General Fiction,
Literature,
Short StoryLanguage:
EnglishKeywords:
Adult Asia Asian Literature China Fantasy Fiction Magical Realism Science Fiction Short StoriesWritten by Yan Ge, Jeremy Tiang (Translator)
Read by Emily Woo Zeller
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged
In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness - save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self. Part detective story, part metaphysical enquiry, Strange Beasts of China engages existential questions of identity, humanity, love, and morality with whimsy and stylistic verve.
Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
Release date: 08-17-21