Ground Covered with Chicken Feathers (1992)

Considered the representing work of the "New Realistic" writing, the novella tells of the everyday life of Xiao Lin, and his troubles in office and at home. With the author's catchy storytelling, the book explores changes in mentality from the early years of market economy through the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The book title has also become a popular colloquial phrase, referring to the trifles in life.

Cell Phone (2003)