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Cocoon by Zhang Yueran, Jeremy Tiang is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Cocoon about?

"In a novel by the young writer Zhang Yueran, two old friends confront the legacy of China's tumultuous past. Ms. Zhang's focus and finesse—plus the rhythmic subtlety of Mr. Tiang's English prose—make this novel a luminous gateway into current Chinese fiction for readers seeking an entry-point."—Mr. Tonkin, Wall Street Journal " Cocoon is a stupendous novel, a beautiful and formidable achievement on the grandest scale. Its ruthless psychological realism is wondrously amplified by Zhang Yueran's magical powers of description. Zhang Yueran's scenes and images have an unworldly gleam of both hard-won insight and timeless truth. The novel is a triumph." —IAN McEWAN, author of the international bestseller Atonement "Zhang dazzles with an intricately crafted web of secrets centered on two childhood friends in China. In lyrical prose, Zhang deeply humanizes her leads as they look to the past in an effort to understand themselves. It adds up to a remarkable and tragic story of family and community." — Publishers Weekly , Starred Review Cheng Gong and Li Jiaqi go way back. Both hailing from dysfunctional families, they grew up together in a Chinese provincial capital in the 1980s. Now,

Who reads Cocoon?

Author

Zhang Yueran, Jeremy Tiang

Publisher

World Editions LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781642861051

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, True Crime

Rating

3.89 / 5 (256 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14