The Invisibility Cloak

Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Crime, Literary
Cover of the book The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei, New York Review Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ge Fei ISBN: 9781681370217
Publisher: New York Review Books Publication: October 11, 2016
Imprint: NYRB Classics Language: English
Author: Ge Fei
ISBN: 9781681370217
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication: October 11, 2016
Imprint: NYRB Classics
Language: English

An NYRB Classics Original

The hero of The Invisibility Cloak lives in contemporary Beijing—where everyone is doing their best to hustle up the ladder of success while shouldering an ever-growing burden of consumer goods—and he’s a loser. Well into his forties, he’s divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at the edge of town with a crack in the wall the wind from the north blows through while he gets by, just, by making customized old-fashioned amplifiers for the occasional rich audio-obsessive. He has contempt for his clients and contempt for himself. The only things he really likes are Beethoven and vintage speakers. Then an old friend tips him off about a special job—a little risky but just don’t ask too many questions—and can it really be that this hopeless loser wins?

This provocative and seriously funny exercise in the social fantastic by the brilliantly original Ge Fei, one of China’s finest living writers, is among the most original works of fiction to come out of China in recent years. It is sure to appeal to readers of Haruki Murakami and other fabulists of contemporary irreality.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An NYRB Classics Original

The hero of The Invisibility Cloak lives in contemporary Beijing—where everyone is doing their best to hustle up the ladder of success while shouldering an ever-growing burden of consumer goods—and he’s a loser. Well into his forties, he’s divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at the edge of town with a crack in the wall the wind from the north blows through while he gets by, just, by making customized old-fashioned amplifiers for the occasional rich audio-obsessive. He has contempt for his clients and contempt for himself. The only things he really likes are Beethoven and vintage speakers. Then an old friend tips him off about a special job—a little risky but just don’t ask too many questions—and can it really be that this hopeless loser wins?

This provocative and seriously funny exercise in the social fantastic by the brilliantly original Ge Fei, one of China’s finest living writers, is among the most original works of fiction to come out of China in recent years. It is sure to appeal to readers of Haruki Murakami and other fabulists of contemporary irreality.

More books from New York Review Books

Cover of the book Proensa by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Dreams of Earth and Sky by Ge Fei
Cover of the book An Armenian Sketchbook by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Seduction and Betrayal by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Caught by Ge Fei
Cover of the book On the Abolition of All Political Parties by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Cat Town by Ge Fei
Cover of the book I Wish I Was Sick, Too! by Ge Fei
Cover of the book My Face For the World to See by Ge Fei
Cover of the book A Month in the Country by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Hav by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Cleaning Up New York by Ge Fei
Cover of the book The Unknown Masterpiece by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Pilgrims of the Air: The Passing of the Passenger Pigeons by Ge Fei
Cover of the book Alien Hearts by Ge Fei
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy