The Embroidered Shoes by Jian Zhang, Ronald R. Janssen, Can Xue

The Embroidered Shoes

Jian Zhang, Ronald R. Janssen, Can Xue

240 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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Written by the true heir to Kafka, Borges, and Angela Carter, THE EMBROIDERED SHOES is a magical collection of hallucinatory tales set in a world where anything can happen, and everything does. Constructed like a set of graduated Chinese boxes, th...

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3.17
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Moods

challenging: 100%

mysterious: 100%


Pace

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slow

Plot or character driven?

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Strong character development?

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Complicated

Loveable characters?

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Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

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