In English
Mao Dun 2008 · Nominee
English
英格力士 · Yinggelishi
Wang Gang · 44 when first published
Novel · 313 pages · Coming of age
AI-generated summary:In Urumqi, in years of material and spiritual want, the boy Liu Ai falls under the spell of his gentle, elegant English teacher and dreams of owning a thick English dictionary and speaking perfect English.