by Justin Hill · Goldmann Wilhelm GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442463138
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«Das Teehaus der Träume» is the novel by Justin Hill, published by Goldmann Wilhelm GmbH in paperback (416 pages, in German).
In Shaoyang, a small Chinese town, the closure of the local factory pits traditional culture against modernity. Old Zhu keeps the ashes of a suicidal party secretary; his son Da Shan returns and revives two childhood loves. With a poetic and realistic tone, it portrays contemporary China, corruption, and the weight of the past.
Novel originally published in English as The Drink and Dream Teahouse, winner of the Betty Trask Award and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. The German translation is by Werner Schmitz.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in China and in stories that combine social realism and lyricism.
