CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Dear Miss Shih 1
4. One. FALLEN LIGHT 3
5. Two. ON THE WAY 13
6. Three. THE METAPHOR OF THE JOURNEY 49
7. Four. DAY THREE TO DAY FIVE 67
8. Five. DEPARTMENT HEAD WAN 81
9. Six. DAY SIX TO DAY FIFTEEN 97
10. Seven. THE CHILD 143
11. Eight. THE THREE GORGES MIGRANTS 157
12. Nine. THE KING OF JIUJIANG 183
13. Ten. MODERATO 209
14. Eleven. DAY SIXTEEN TO THE LAST DAY 229
15. Twelve. FARAWAY 259
16. Thirteen. GIRAFFE 289
17. AFTERWORD 313
18. TRANSLATOR’S NOTE 315