Speaking Shanghainese to Cthulhu

When Cthulhu’s whispers turn into haggling in a Shanghai alley, and the sealing runes on a bubble tea shop girl’s wrist awaken memories of a past life, this novel uses the most down-to-earth Shanghai dialect to dispel the deepest of horrors. In the shadow of Lujiazui’s skyscrapers, the Old Gods awaken not to destroy the world, but to hear someone ask, “Nong ye fan chi guo le va?” Absurdity and warmth coexist, and the local dialect becomes the city’s last line of defense. Han Feng, a migrant worker in Shanghai, follows the bubble tea shop girl’s lead, using comical slang to chat with the Old Gods as he searches for a lost love and rediscovers the soul of the city. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.