Story Street Writers
Soft Burial by Fang Fang was originally met with critical acclaim upon its publication in China in 2016 and even received the Lu Yao Literature Award, but by May 2017, the work had been denounced and removed from stores.
The novel opens with a nameless protagonist suffering from amnesia since 1952 after being pulled, barely alive, from a river.…
Coco Chanel famously said, “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” Meant to curtail over-accessorizing, her fashion advice, a mantra for simplicity and elegance, can, in many ways, be applied to writing. From the sentence level to complete manuscripts, writers are encouraged to strive for concision—replacing a dull string of words with one perfect pearl or an awkward stitching between paragraphs with a seamless transition.…