People who pretend to be dead don't wear shoes

Before the details slowly unfolded, it was said that a lake, a row of shophouses, the decaying country, the people standing on high, the clouds that had not yet transformed into eagles, people's dreams, the light at the other end of the tunnel, the mountains and the Great Rift Valley, the jade dragonfly, and time - were already there.

The eleven short stories included in this collection are bedtime stories told by Fang Ken in the dark, and can only be linked together by starlight.

Fang Ken

A native of Johor Bahru, he is a freelance writer and currently lives in Kuala Lumpur.
Just watch a movie, read a book, listen to a song a day, and let the days linger on the days, one by one.
Just enjoy life while you can, eat well and sleep well.

Awarded:
National Jiaying Prose Award, Taiwan Times Literature Award, Seagull Literature Award, Hong Kong Youth Literature Award, Malaysian Chinese Children's Fiction Writing Award, Singapore Fang Xiu Literature Award, etc.

Author of:
Short story collection "Seeing the Red Umbrella" (2005, Dajiang Publishing House)
Novel: A Town on the Straits (2015, Youren Publishing House)
Essay Collection: Eating Life (2018, Youren Publishing House)
Essay collection "Wolf's Day and Night" (2023, independently published)
Children's novels: "The Mysterious Man from the Moon," "When I Became Tiny," and "I Have Wishing Matches!" (2020-2023, Red Dragonfly Publishing House)

Fairy Tales for Adults - Preface to Fang Ken's Fiction Collection: "People Playing Dead Don't Wear Shoes" ◎ Cai Xiaoling 5
Between Magic and Realism: The Political Metaphors in Fang Ken's Novels◎Wang Xiujie9

The Daughter of the Sea 17
Roll 41
People who pretend to be dead don't wear shoes49
Exposure 63
Dominator 77
Great Rift Valley 91
The Elephant Didn't Come Back 101
Dragonfly 111
An antelope after the end of the world 129
Books from the Humble Room 137
Bedtime Story 157

Postscript: Coming up with a title is always difficult, but I just want to say “thank you” ◎ Fang Ken 175