Book description
In 'How the Ceremony Ends', it was last winter that the folklorist
paid his visit to the village of Eight Pines. He wanted to collect
folk tales and customs, to re-enact the ceremonies of life and death
that only old men still remember. But somehow he managed to provoke
the villagers.
In 'The Water Demon', at the beginning, no-one noticed the little
girl on the bridge. No-one knew what she was doing; she just stood and
watched. She would call out loudly, 'Here comes the water demon! Get
out of the water or he will get you by the feet!' and tear away out of
sight. Then, one day, there was no little girl on the bridge.
Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were
previously published in the collection Madwoman on the
Bridge.
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. His first short story collection
Madwoman on the Bridge
was published by Black Swan in 2008.
