White Horse Robert Powell

White Horse Robert PowellA gripping psychological tale, enlivened by wickedly sharp insights into contemporary small town life. Yun Yun lives in a small West China town with her widowed father, and an uncle, aunt and older cousin who live nearby. Then, her once secure world falls apart. Through her eyes, we observe her cousin, Zhang Qing keen to dive into the excitements of adolescence but clashes with repressive parents. Ensuing tensions reveal that the relationships between

and spurred on by guilt at failing to save his friend

edited by his biographer

Some stories are her own

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‘I’m a virgin

They chart inevitable falls and celebrate

Featuring thought-provoking essays

reminds us it is marvellous / that it still hurts

the penultimate chapter is devoted to what he achieved as a writer

hitch-hiking

but one which draws attention to the significance of Greaves’ practice in bringing together elements from visual resources that range across traditional African and Amerindian art and contemporary European surrealism

in translation by Marilyn Hacker