Advice about contemporary literature, esp. related to Shanghai

[Dreydenn]

Hey folks,

I'm doing research for a novel that I'm writing, and I'd love to hear any advice you all have regarding Chinese novels or even short stories. I'm looking for lit with as contemporary of a setting as possible, hopefully nothing before the 1990s. If they're set in Shanghai, even better. I've read Years of Red Dust, as well as a good amount of Eileen Chang and Wang Anyi, in both Chinese and English, and I'm looking to branch out.

Thanks!

[Patpat]

If expats are okay, I really enjoyed the Qiu Xiaolong mystery novels, at least Death of a Red Heroine. Their being in English helped! In Chinese, Wang Xiaobo is well-reputed, though I've only read his collected love letters to Li Yinhe, 《爱你就像爱生命》, which is absolutely beautiful. Happy reading!