This collection of simple stories, written in simple language yet rich with vivid details, presents a gallery of portraits of disorientation, distortion, and frustration.
Guanlong Cao New York Times Book Review Hearts and souls are lost and found in each of these moving tales.Three-Legged Horse is a rare jewel, the first English translations from Cheng's 40-year writing career. We ... Read morecan only wait in eager anticipation for his next collection.
Gail Tsukiyama Pacific Rim Voices Book Review Cheng writes in a simple, clear, and disciplined manner, with no pretensions... The stories... have universal appeal.
J. W. Walls, Simon Fraser University Choice The moment you open the book you know why Cheng is considered a master... These 12 tales are the finest examples of modern Chinese fiction I have come across in English.
Bradley Winterton South China Morning Post Chekhov... would have understood the compassionate sensibility animating these gently harrowing, unpretentious, absorbing tales. Kirkus Reviews The subtle gestures of the esteemed Cheng's first translated collection summon the ghosts of Taiwan's past. In twelve wistful stories, Cheng sketches characters who must reconcile their literal or cultural memories of Taiwan's politically unstable history with the routines of their modern lives... Cheng's eye is sharp and keenly trained on the details of a changing society. Publishers Weekly Show Less