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At first glance, the Li family looks quite ordinary- one tyrannical grandfather, two overworked parents, four siblings, and one small house for them all to live in. Yet, with a journalist in the mix, its members can hardly hide their countless misfortunes.

About the Author

Sheng Keyi is the award-winning author of several collections of short stories and novels which include Northern Girls, published by Penguin Random House, and Death Fugue. Northern Girls was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize and her works have been translated into Italian, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and other languages.