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Zhang Yueran

张悦然

Born 1982 · China

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  • In English

    Warwick Prize 2023 · Shortlist

    Cocoon

    茧 · Jian

    Zhang Yueran · 34 when first published

    Novel · 330 pages · Family, Crime, Historical

    Translated by Jeremy Tiang

    AI-generated summary:Li Jiaqi and Cheng Gong, children of China's post-1980s generation, one weighed down by guilt and one bent on revenge, slowly unravel a terrible crime that binds their families across three generations.