Idler's Notes

Name: Idler's Notes
Author: Ah Cheng

About the author

Chinese novelist associated with the Root-Seeking movement of the 1980s whose novellas The Chess Master, The Tree Master, and The Kid Master form a quietly subversive trilogy about talent, identity, and endurance during the Cultural Revolution.

More by Ah Cheng

The Chess MasterNovella about a former chess master finding redemption through the game
The Tree MasterNovella of an old carpenter finding meaning through woodcraft
The Kid MasterNovella depicting a talented youth achieving mastery through discipline