Can Xue, trans. from the Chinese by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping. Open Letter (Univ. of Nebraska, dist.), $13.95 trade paper (186p) ISBN 978-1-934824-37-5 The animals and plants that figure in ...

Can Xue masterfully juxtaposes these situations in her complex and descriptive short story collection, “Vertical Motion.” Can Xue is a self-proclaimed “soul writer.” Her work is a portal ...

Can Xue, trans. from the Chinese by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen . Yale Univ., $16 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-0-300-15332-3 The latest mind-bending novel from Xue (Vertical Motion) is about resisting ...

Can Xue is the genderless pen name of Deng Xiaohua ... at one point claiming to have “retired” her sense of sight. The short story “Vertical Motion” is narrated by a race of “little ...