Boy in the Twilight

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'''''Boy in the Twilight: Stories of the Hidden China''''' is a collection of thirteen short stories written by [[Yu Hua]] in the mid-1990s,<ref name=Kirkus>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) - Print: November 1, 2013.</ref> and published in 1999.<ref name=Russel>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) - Updated 12 March 2014</ref> The English version, translated by Allan H. Barr, was published in 2014 by [[Pantheon (publisher)|Pantheon]].<ref name=Kirkus/> This was the sixth work of his that was translated into English.<ref name=Liebson>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Barr teaches Chinese at [[Pomona College]].<ref name=Russel/>

[[Publisher's Weekly]] stated that the subtitle of the book likely refers to ordinary Chinese people, particularly "unimportant people" and how they think about their circumstances after events of varying dramatic weight occur.<ref name=PW>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Drew Calvert of the ''[[Boston Review]]'' stated that the focus on ordinary people differs from some novels of Yu Hua focusing on "larger-than-life" and satirizing China that had been previously translated into English.<ref name=Calvert>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Most of the main characters are male.<ref name=PW/> Aerled Doyle of ''[[That's Shanghai]]'' stated that even though there was "darkness" present, the book was "not depressing".<ref name=Doyle></ref>

[[Kirkus Reviews]] stated that the stories were "spare and minimalist" and had "disquieting tension" due to ample amounts of "violence and mistrust".<ref name=Kirkus/> Jonathan Liebson of ''[[Time Out New York]]'' stated that many of the stories have "the small, subtle gestures of his characters".<ref name=Liebson/>

==Contents==
In "Why There was No Music", a man named Horsie visits his friend Guo Bin and borrows some videotapes from him. Horsie finds in one tape that his wife, Lü Yuan, had sex with Guo Bin. During the story, Lü Yuan is not in the city.<ref name=Kirkus/>

==Reception==
Amy Russel of the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' ranked the book 4.5 of 5 stars.<ref name=Russel/>

Publisher's Weekly ranked it as a "PW Pick".<ref name=PW/>

Kirkus Reviews gave a positive review, stating that they were "quite well-composed".<ref name=Kirkus/>

Doyle stated that "This is another fine book from a writer China is lucky to have, and another book that is going to pass the test of time."<ref name=Doyle/> He stated it was a "pleasure to read".<ref name=Doyle/>

==References==


==External links==
* Yu, Hua. "[https://ift.tt/2AA6iyF Short story: Boy in the twilight by Yu Hua]." ''[[Prospect Magazine]]''. Posted June 19, 2014.
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