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The Enchanting Lives of Others

Contributors:

Can Xue (Author)

Annelise Finegan (Translator)

Contributors: Can Xue (Author) ; Annelise Finegan (Translator)

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A celebration of the beguiling power of literature, from one of the world's greatest storytellers

At the Pigeon Book Club, a circle of readers gathers for exhilarating meetings to discuss literature. The only requirements for entry are an all-encompassing love of books and the intuition that to read is to love and to love is to read. Xiao Sang, a department store clerk, wonders if life can ever be as captivating as a novel. Newlyweds Fei and Han Ma struggle to build a marriage as Han Ma discovers a surprising gift for storytelling. Xiao Ma, a hopeful dreamer, explores the possibility of romance with an older man. Bound by a shared passion for fiction, each book club member seeks to understand the relationship between the stories they read and the lives they lead, reveling in both the quotidian details and the ecstasy of aesthetics.

This is the most accessible work yet from the celebrated writer Can Xue: a utopian comedy and a work of profound joy, a love song to literary inspiration and the remarkable beauty of the ordinary. The Enchanting Lives of Others explores what it means to know and be known to others through the transformative power of reading.
ISBN-10: 030028165X
ISBN-13: 9780300281651
Author: Can Xue, Finegan, Annelise
Publisher: Yale University Press

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ISBN-13: 9780300281651

ISBN-10: 030028165X

Publish Date: February 24, 2026

On Sale Date: January 1, 0001

Language: English

Pages: 448

Dimensions: 9.3 × 6.3 × 1.4 in

Weight: 1.65 lbs

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