Used book "Why Do Snakes Fly" [Like New]

Why Snakes Fly is an important novel written by Su Tong after My Life as Emperor, Empress Wu Zetian, and Rice. In this novel, Su Tong steps away from his usual historical and hometown narratives, focusing his attention on contemporary society: a blonde girl from the North moves into a train station hotel, and with her scream in the bathroom, a snake plague suddenly breaks out in the city, with chaotic swarms of snakes everywhere. Ke Yuan, who makes a living from society, rushes around to collect debts, leading to a death. The blonde girl and Ke Yuan meet by chance, but Ke Yuan cannot be a real man... Focusing on the small characters who live and come and go around the train station, Su Tong begins to ponder the fate of a group of marginalized individuals abandoned by society.

Su Tong is a renowned writer and professor at Beijing Normal University. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University in 1984 and began his literary career during college. He has since written and published numerous short stories, novellas, and novels, including A Souvenir of the Mulberry Garden, The House of Poppies, Raise the Red Lantern, Blush, Women's Lives, Rice, The River's Edge, and The Story of the Oriole. His works, such as Raise the Red Lantern and Blush, have been adapted into films and television series. His short story Cigu won the 5th Lu Xun Literary Prize, his novel The River's Edge won the 3rd Man Asian Literary Prize, and his novel The Story of the Oriole won the 9th Mao Dun Literature Prize.