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The Selected Works of Xia Tianmin tells stories that are seemingly absurd but are of great significance, involving poverty alleviation, issues of migrant workers, and protection of endangered animals, reflecting the author’s strong sense of social responsibility.

About the Author

Xia Tianmin, a native of Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, started writing in the mid-1980s and has published works of more than 2 million Chinese characters. He has written 12 books, for example, the prose collection A Deep Love in the Plateau, novella collections A Cobbler at the Rural Fair, A Flying Village, and Rural Sculptures. The film Two Great Sheep adapted from the novella of the same name won the Best Feature Film Award at the Victoria Film Festival, Canada, the Best Asian Film Promotion Award at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas, France and the Jury Grand Prize at the Washington DC Independent Film Festival.