Frontier (novel)

Frontier is a novel by Chinese avant-garde writer Can Xue.[1] Set primarily in a location known as Pebble Town, it follows the misadventures of a group of loosely related characters that seem to be wandering in and out of each other's dreams.[2] Each character seems to have arrived in Pebble Town for a different reason, and many are connected to an organization known as the Design Institute.[3]

First published in China in 2008,[4] Open Letter Books published an English translation by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping in 2017.[5]

Characters

The characters featured in the novel include:

Qiming — The lovesick custodian at the Design Institute who obsesses over a Uighur woman he once met.[6]

Liujin — A character who lives alone and sells cloth at the market.[6]

Marco — The only major character actually born in Pebble Town. Marco is obsessed with Holland.[7]

Juan and Nancy — A married couple who travel to Pebble Town from Smoke City.[6]

Ying — The only black man living in Pebble Town.[6]

References

  1. ↑ DeMarco, Amanda. "Xue Generis: Can Xue and the Dangers of Literary Exceptionalism -BLARB". BLARB.
  2. ↑ LaRue, Madeleine (4 August 2017). "A Pattern of Freedom: On Can Xue's 'Frontier' - The Millions". The Millions.
  3. ↑ James, Evan (8 June 2017). "The Mysterious Frontiers of Can Xue". The New Yorker.
  4. ↑ Beck, Melissa (21 April 2017). "Frontier by Can Xue". World Literature Today.
  5. ↑ Morse, Canaan. "Can Xue's Frontier". Music & Literature.
  6. 1 2 3 4 El-Mohtar, Amal. "Find Your Way Across This Misty, Mysterious 'Frontier'". NPR.org.
  7. ↑ Schutt, Marie. "Review: Can Xue's FRONTIER". Liminoid Magazine.


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