Pessimist's Bouquet

Publisher: New Star Press

The Pessimistic Flower, a full-length novel by playwright Liao Yimei, has attracted considerable attention in recent years. The year it was published, the Hong Kong-based newspaper Wen Wei Po praised it as the best novel of the year, capable of rivaling The Unbearable Lightness of Being. This new edition includes previously abridged text, restoring the novel to its original version.