Wild Fox Ridge: A Multi-Voice Literary Epic Across Time, Death, and Desire

An Unimaginable Thriller: A Journey Between Realms, Memories, and MysteriesWinner of the 2024 International Impact Book Awards in the Historical Mystery/Thriller CategoryWinner of the 2025 NYC Big Book Award in the World Literature CategoryAward Finalist of the 2025 International Book AwardsWild Fox Ridge is a spellbinding work of magical realism that challenges the reader’s intellect and ignites their imagination. Drawing on the prismatic perspectives of Rashomon and the polyphonic narratives of Dostoevsky, it weaves a tale as intricate as it is captivating.A century ago, a Mongolian and a Chinese caravan vanished into the mystical expanse of Wild Fox Ridge. Decades later, through twenty-seven midnight “dialogues,” the narrator summons the spirits of the lost travelers, each of whom recalls fragments of that fateful night. Yet, despite recounting the same event, no two spirits remember it the same way. With masterful storytelling, the novel blurs the boundaries between life and death, north and south, good and evil, human and camels, producing a unique chorus of souls. A work of rare depth and refinement, it rewards reflection and invites readers to return to its pages again and again.The English edition was co-translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-Chun Lin, acclaimed translators of Nobel Prize-winning authors. Read more