The short stories collected in this book are said to be among the best ever created in North America's Chinese communities. Whether this is true is for readers to decide, of course, but these are certainly stories of humor. Depicting the experiences and emotions of Chinese overseas, the author has created these stories to convey the lessons he has learned from Chinese and Western cultures. Behind the graceful and fluent sentences flows a deep philosophical thought, that it is through a sense of humor that we are able to find our strengths to live.

About Ji Dongtian:

Having worked as a journalist in China for more than 20 years, Ji Dongtian left for Hungry in 1991 and became secretary of the Chinese writers' association there in 1994. In 2001, he went to the United States. Now he lives in California and serves as secretary of an international Chinese short story writers' association.