Chongqing stories

• Main Author: Li, Ziling
• Other Authors: -
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Creative short stories
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180886
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This dissertation is a collection of short stories set in the city of Chongqing. The first story, titled The Furnace, narrates the events that unfold between “I” and Julie, two high school students, during the Chongqing's scorching summer season. Through the first-person perspective of “I”, it portrays Julie's complex and charismatic personality traits. The second piece, Julie's Chongqing Stories, shifts the perspective to Julie, a character from the first story. This serves as the preface to Julie's book and acts as a transition, introducing the next short story, The Wish. The Wish is authored by Julie, the character from the first story. It tells the tale of Dupe Chen, a man who worked as a porter in Chongqing for decades. After being swindled out of his money, changes his job to become a taxi driver, and encountered a murder suspect. This story highlights the predicament faced by traditional Bang-bang (porter) groups in Chongqing, represented by Dupe Chen, as they confront unemployment in the face of social development.