Book description
Set during the fall-out of the Cultural Revolution, these bizarre and
delicate stories capture the collision of the old China of vanished
dynasties, with communism and today's tiger economy.
The mad woman on the bridge wears a historical gown which she
refuses to take off. In the height of summer she stands madly on the
bridge. Until a young female doctor, bewitched by the beauty of the
mad woman's dress, plots to take it from her, with tragic consequences.
Born in 1963 in Suzhou and now living in Beijing with his family, Su
Tong is one of China's most celebrated bestselling authors, shooting to
international fame in 1993 when Zhang Yimou's film of his novella
Raise the Red Lantern
was nominated for an Oscar.
Madwoman on the Bridge
is his first collection of short stories ever to be published. It is to
be followed by his latest novel,
Check
, a violent drama set in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, to be
published by Doubleday in 2009.
