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May 20, 2021 17:43 IST
Chinese author An Yu’s debut novel about loneliness and redemption speaks eloquently to our pandemic-ravaged minds
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Chinese author An Yu’s debut novel about loneliness and redemption speaks eloquently to our pandemic-ravaged minds
The ongoing pandemic has brought to the fore, more than ever before, the realisation of individual loneliness. Suddenly we find ourselves isolated in our room, at home, in a foreign country, not being able to meet loved ones, not even being able to say goodbye. Chinese author An Yu’s debut novel,
Braised Pork, published last year in the early months of the pandemic, is replete with images of lonesomeness though it is not about the pandemic per se.
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