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Black Snow by Liu Heng is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Black Snow about?
<p><p>black Snow Is The Stunning Portrait Of A Dissatisfied And Emotionally Illiterate Young Man’s Search For Meaning And Companionship In The Gray World Of Totalitarianism. After Serving A Three-year Sentence In A Prison Labor Camp For His Involvement In A Juvenile Street Fight, Li Huiquan Returns To Beijing And Begins Work As A Street Peddler. At Night, He Frequents A Karaoke Bar, Where He Enters Into The Shadowy World Of The Black Market And Meets A Beautiful, Naive Young Singer Who Becomes The Object Of His Dangerous And Overwhelming Obsession. Riveting And Relentless, Black Snow Offers An Extraordinary Glimpse Into The Psyche And Lifestyle Of The Young Generation In Contemporary Beijing. <p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>despite Some Fine, Unnerving Descriptions Of Violence In Contemporary Bei Jing, This Gritty Second Novel By The Author Of Ju Dou Ultimately Disappoints. Recently Released After A Three-year Detention In A Labor Camp, 25-year-old Li Huiquan Struggles For Survival And Self-awareness. His Peddler's Cart, His Painful Memories And His Profoundly Misanthropic Outlook Accompany Him As He Mulls Over His Past And Tries To Find A Future In The Seedy Bars Near Hi
Who reads Black Snow?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Liu Heng
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802133892
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (27 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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