قبیلهٔ خمیر فلفل قرمز: رمان

Set in a fictional town in West China, this is the story of the Duan-Xue family, owners of the lucrative chilli bean paste factory, & their formidable matriarch. As Gran’s eightieth birthday approaches, her middle-aged children get together to make preparations. Family secrets are revealed & long-time sibling rivalries flare up with renewed vigour. As Shengqiang struggles unsuccessfully to juggle the demands of his mistress & his wife, the biggest surprises of all come from Gran herself...... (Winner of English Pen Award)“Yan Ge’s writing is outstandingly imaginative... The Chilli Bean Paste Clan delves deep into the pettiness & shortcomings of family relationships, dissecting them with remarkable insight & humour.... Yan Ge is not just a talented Story-teller, she is also a versatile stylist, able to put her mastery of the local dialect to excellent use.” — China Literature Media Award judging panel, 2013“A fascinating glimpse into the life of a dysfunctional family in modern China.” —Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian°°° YAN GE was born in Sichuan, China, in 1984. She is a fiction writer in both Chinese & English who has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize (Best Young Writer), & she was named by People’s Literature magazine as one of twenty future literature masters in China. Her work has been translated into English, French & German, among other languages. She has an MFA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia where she was the recipient of the UEA International Award 2018/19. She lives in Norwich. English Pen Translates Award Set in a fictional town in West China, this is the story of the Duan-Xue family, owners of the lucrative chilli bean paste factory, and their formidable matriarch. As Grans eightieth birthday approaches, her middle-aged children get together to make preparations. Family secrets are revealed and long-time sibling rivalries flare up with renewed vigour. As Shengqiang struggles unsuccessfully to juggle the demands of his mistress and his wife, the biggest surprises of all come from Gran herself