*Empty Cannonballs* is a collection of short stories by Wang Zhanhei, a rising star writer born in the 1990s. It won the inaugural Blancpain-Ideal Literature Prize, which helped Wang Zhanhei gain widespread recognition. This edition is a revised version of the original, with several new stories added. *Empty Cannonballs* depicts the vibrant lives of ordinary people on the streets, whose seemingly mundane lives are filled with their own dramatic ups and downs. Wang Zhanhei offers readers a unique perspective on everyday life in the city, providing an interesting dimension. Wang Zhanhei's writing ranges from hazy childhood memories of alleyways and riverbanks to semi-new spaces existing outside the traditional "countryside" and "city," all sharing the common thread of being the familiar social circles created by the working class of small cities.
《空响炮》是90后新锐作家王占黑的短篇小说集，曾获首届宝珀·理想国文学奖，帮助王占黑一举打开知名度。本书在原版的基础上进行了修订，并增加了若干篇目。《空响炮》描述了五彩斑斓的街道小人物，他们的生活看似平淡无奇却也有各自的“惊涛骇浪”，王占飞给读者提供了一个窥视市井人生的独特视角，提供了一个有趣的维度。王占黑的写作从童年模糊的弄堂、河岸记忆到独立于“乡村”和“都市”之外的半新不旧的空间，共同点是它们都是小城市平民阶层所创造的熟人社会。
《空响炮》是90后新锐作家王占黑的短篇小说集，曾获首届宝珀·理想国文学奖，帮助王占黑一举打开知名度。本书在原版的基础上进行了修订，并增加了若干篇目。《空响炮》描述了五彩斑斓的街道小人物，他们的生活看似平淡无奇却也有各自的“惊涛骇浪”，王占飞给读者提供了一个窥视市井人生的独特视角，提供了一个有趣的维度。王占黑的写作从童年模糊的弄堂、河岸记忆到独立于“乡村”和“都市”之外的半新不旧的空间，共同点是它们都是小城市平民阶层所创造的熟人社会。
