Books by Dong Xi
“Wang Changchi shouldn’t be here. For generations, his family has dreamed of escaping their poverty-stricken village, placing their hopes on him to finally make it out – but when a twist of fate takes his chance away, his only shot at a better life in the city is as a migrant worker risking his life in the high-rise construction boom. Confronting China’s system of household registration that privileges the lucky few, Fate Rewritten is a spirited depiction of the struggle to change the course of destiny. All it would take is a few words on the right documents – but the cost of rewriting fate could require giving up everything” Read more...
Interviews where books by Dong Xi were recommended
Five Contemporary Chinese Fiction Books, published by Sinoist Books
China has long fascinated Western imagination. A country once seen as a distant empire, so culturally and geographically far from what we’re used to, is now more accessible than ever before. From the Opium Wars to open markets, our understanding of this country has continuously evolved over the years, fueled by fascination, uncertainty and exoticism.
