by Wei Hui · Planeta Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408047988
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«Shanghai Baby» is the novel by Wei Hui, published by Planeta Publishing in paperback (310 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Coco, a young Chinese woman aspiring to be a writer, caught between Tiantian, her highly sensitive artist boyfriend, and Mark, a married man with whom she has an affair. The novel portrays contemporary Shanghai, Western influence, and the conflict between love, desire, and identity.
Semi-autobiographical novel and Wei Hui's first novel. It was banned in China, where 40,000 copies were burned, and was translated into 22 languages. It belongs to the Bestseller Internacional collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in present-day China, female identity, and literature that challenges censorship.
