Hugely gifted, Xue Yiwei is a fresh and most distinctive voice in contemporary Chinese literature. I recommend him highly.
Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans
Xue Yiwei is a maverick in contemporary Chinese literature. He stays alone and aloof, far away from restive crowds back in his homeland. For him, to write is to make a pilgrimage to his masters: Joyce, Bordes, Calvino, Proust. As an admirer of his, I salute his courage, his stamina, and his love of solitude.
Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning novelist
Hugely gifted, Xue Yiwei is a fresh and most distinctive voice in contemporary Chinese literature. I recommend him highly.
Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans
Xue Yiwei is a maverick in contemporary Chinese literature. He stays alone and aloof, far away from restive crowds back in his homeland. For him, to write is to make a pilgrimage to his masters: Joyce, Borges, Calvino, Proust. As an admirer of his, I salute his courage, his stamina, and his love of solitude.
Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning novelist
Celia, Misoka, I is about the importance of storytelling in this ‘age of chaos, marked by the collapse of authority, the destruction of the individual, and the disappearance of meaningful relationships.’ The narrative, no matter how fanciful or flighty, captures the possibility and promise of meaningful connection.
Los Angeles Review of Books
Celia, Misoka, I shows the plight of modern men and women in the era of globalization through the suspenseful life stories of the three characters. Xue skillfully employs a narrative structure similar to that of a detective novel, in which the characters take turns to reveal the darkest memories of the enigmatic women.
World Literature Today
This is an excellent novel.
The Modern Novel
Xue’s style and content are unorthodox in contemporary English literature... his new book is thought-provoking. Do random events or small trip-ups sometimes determine our destiny, or do they become minor glitches in the stream of our lives?
Winnipeg Free Press