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Cargando... Ghost Citiespor Siang Lu
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Ghost Cities - inspired by the vacant, uninhabited megacities of China - follows multiple narratives, including one in which a young man named Xiang is fired from his job as a translator at Sydney' s Chinese Consulate after it is discovered he doesn' t speak a word of Chinese and has been relying entirely on Google Translate for his work. How is his relocation to one such ghost city connected to a parallel odyssey in which an ancient Emperor creates a thousand doubles of Himself? Or where a horny mountain gains sentience? Where a chess-playing automaton hides a deadly secret? Or a tale in which every book in the known Empire is destroyed - then re-created, page by page and book by book, all in the name of love and art? Allegorical and imaginative, Ghost Cities will appeal to readers of Haruki Murakami and Italo Calvino. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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What an expansive and intricate novel! The dual timeline takes readers through labyrinthine pathways, where beginnings and endings are not readily apparent.
Timeline #1: Present Day. Xiang Ling is fired from his job at Sydney's Chinese consulate when they discover that he can't speak Mandarin and has been using Google Translate for his work. When he becomes a viral sensation under the hashtag #BadChinese, a cunning filmmaker named Baby Bao sees this as his latest marketing strategy.
Timeline #2: Ancient Past. Lu Huang Du is a highly paranoid and cruel emperor who suspects everyone is out to murder him. A significant theme in the novel revolves around the labyrinth. Commissioned by the Emperor, its construction is mandated with two stipulations for its designer: that no map of the labyrinth could ever be created, and only the Emperor himself would be instructed in a foolproof method to reach its innermost room.
It's brilliant how the two timelines slide together seamlessly!
Things I love about Ghost Cities:
- Quirky humor
- Unpredictable plot
- The writing
Highly recommended, especially for fans of Murakami! (