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The Last Lover (The Margellos World Republic of Letters) Paperback – July 29, 2014

by Can Xue (Author), Annelise Finegan Wasmoen (Translator)
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Product Details

  • Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters
  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press (July 29, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0300153325
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300153323
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsQuentin Tarentino living in a Vanilla Sky-esque world during aTwilight Zone episode, with Chinese metaphorical writing
By Brittany on April 23, 2015
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The Last Lover is written by Can Xue (pen name for Deng Xiaohua), and translated from Chinese into English by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen.

If Quentin Tarentino was living in a Vanilla Sky-esque world in the middle of a Twilight Zone episode and writing in traditional Chinese metaphors, this book would be the result. This has to be the strangest book I have ever read. Having a little bit of background in Chinese culture, I was able to understand some of the writing stance of the author. Many Chinese stories are told through metaphors (much like reading Aesop’s fables).

In the Last Lover, we follow along the journeys of the characters Joe: a worker at a clothing factory and separately his wife Maria. Vincent: the owner of the clothing factor and separately his wife Lisa from the gambling city. Reagan: the owner of a Rubber Tree plantation who buys his uniforms from the clothing factory and briefly his sometimes mistress, Ida.

Each of these characters is on their own journey through their thoughts and every single one of them has trouble telling reality from the created worlds within their minds. There is a blending of realities between characters as they each feature at some point or another within the “reality” of the other characters. Can Xue has also created many other interesting characters along the way.

I can’t really say that this is a “good” book, but I can’t very well rate it below 3 stars. If nothing else, the creativity and originality of the Last Lover is beyond comparison. Can Xue paints beautiful descriptions of the people (when relevant) and their locations. She does an amazing job of making you constantly question reality, just as each character does themselves.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
By Kathy Dryden on November 17, 2014
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Held my attention. An ok book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Seth on September 15, 2014
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Great read
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1.0 out of 5 starslike scrambled eggs and tuna fish
By Read&Sell on October 28, 2014
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like scrambled eggs and tuna fish. You can push it around on the plate but you really can't eat it.
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