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"Dictionary of Maqiao"
Keywords:
maqiao
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novel
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ultimately
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sneaky
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vignettes
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Narrative
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Fiction
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Discourse
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Narration
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Literature
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Storytelling
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Novel
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Short story
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Fable
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Diegesis
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Story
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Theme
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Dialogue
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Tale
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Clue
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Nut graf
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Folktale
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Story
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Persona
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Parable
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Literary
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Exposition
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Anecdote
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Allusion
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Subtext
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Foreshadowing
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Point of view
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Legend
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Nonfiction
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Mystery
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Treatment
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Urban legend
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Lede
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Dramatic monologue
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Mad lib
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Flashforward
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Pwp
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Fanfiction
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Novella
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Adaptation
a novel, but, as the title suggests, it is presented as a dictionary
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a novel, full of smaller, connected narratives, ultimately making for a sweeping picture of Maqiao and its people (and also, more generally, of China in these times)
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a series of entries that are vignettes about the people and social customs of Maqiao
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a thoughtful, subtle and ultimately sneaky novel
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a wonderful, many-layered novel written as a series of definitions, which gains further depth from a good translation
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Keywords:
remarkable
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read
an often remarkable read
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Keywords:
funny
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evolve
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look
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human
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language
a very interesting and sometimes funny look at human nature and how words and language evolve and change
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impressive
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success
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achievement
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entirely
an impressive achievement, but not entirely a success
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