by Wei Hui · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789871144068
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«Shangai Baby» is the semi-autobiographical novel by Wei Hui, published by Planeta in paperback (294 pages, in Spanish).
The protagonist, Coco, is a young waitress who faces life with energy, enthusiasm and impatience. Her story is divided between Tian Tian, a sweet, withdrawn boy addicted to drugs, and Mark, a married man of Western origin with whom she lives an intense relationship. The novel explores love, betrayal and the search for identity in a complex cultural context.
Wei Hui is a Chinese writer. The work was published in October 2003 and this edition belongs to the Bestseller line of Booket.
For those looking for a dramatic novel centred on a female protagonist and a sentimental conflict with a cultural backdrop.
Zhou Wei Hui, known simply by her Chinese given name Wei Hui, is a Chinese novelist, living and working in Shanghai and New York City. Her novel Shanghai Baby (上海宝贝) (1999) was banned in the People's Republic of China as "decadent". Her latest novel Marrying Buddha (我的禅) (2005) was censored, modified and published in China under a modified title. She is often associated with Mian Mian, another slightly older member of the "New Generation".
