ISBN: 9780231526548

Qian Zhongshu was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, one whose insights into the ironies and travesties of modern China remain stunningly fresh. Between th… More...

Qian Zhongshu was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, one whose insights into the ironies and travesties of modern China remain stunningly fresh. Between the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Communist takeover in 1949, Qian wrote a brilliant series of short stories, essays, and a comedic novel that continue to inspire generations of Chinese readers.With this long-awaited translation, English-language readers can immerse themselves in the invention and satirical wit of one of the world's great literary cosmopolitans. This collection brings together Qian's best short works, combining his iconoclastic essays on the book of life from Written in the Margins of Life (1941) with the four masterful short stories of Human, Beast, Ghost (1946). His essays elucidate substantive issues through deceptively simple subjects-the significance of windows versus doors, for example, or the blind spots of literary critics—and assert the primacy of critical and creative independence. His stories blur the boundaries between humans, beasts, and ghosts as they struggle through life, death, and resurrection. Christopher G. Rea situates these works within China's wartime politics and Qian's literary vision, highlighting significant changes that Qian Zhongshu made to different editions of his writings and providing unprecedented insight into the author's creative process. Digital Content>E-books>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, Columbia University Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780231526548

Qian Zhongshu was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, one whose insights into the ironies and travesties of modern China remain stunningly fresh. Between th… More...

Qian Zhongshu was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, one whose insights into the ironies and travesties of modern China remain stunningly fresh. Between the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Communist takeover in 1949, Qian wrote a brilliant series of short stories, essays, and a comedic novel that continue to inspire generations of Chinese readers.With this long-awaited translation, English-language readers can immerse themselves in the invention and satirical wit of one of the world's great literary cosmopolitans. This collection brings together Qian's best short works, combining his iconoclastic essays on the "book of life" from Written in the Margins of Life (1941) with the four masterful short stories of Human, Beast, Ghost (1946). His essays elucidate substantive issues through deceptively simple subjects-the significance of windows versus doors, for example, or the blind spots of literary critics and assert the primacy of critical and creative independence. His stories blur the boundaries between humans, beasts, and ghosts as they struggle through life, death, and resurrection. Christopher G. Rea situates these works within China's wartime politics and Qian's literary vision, highlighting significant changes that Qian Zhongshu made to different editions of his writings and providing unprecedented insight into the author's creative process.; EPUB; Reference & Languages > Prose: non-fiction > Literary essays, Columbia University Press<

ISBN: 9780231526548

Zhongshu Qian was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, the author of short stories, essays, and a brilliant comedic novel that has inspired generations of Ch… More...

Zhongshu Qian was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, the author of short stories, essays, and a brilliant comedic novel that has inspired generations of Chinese readers. Writing between the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Communist takeover in 1949, Qian was a pioneering modernist and extraordinary satirist whose insight into the irony and travesties of modern China remains stunningly fresh.This eagerly awaited translation joins Qian's collection of iconoclastic essays on life, language, and literature, Written on the Margins of Life (1941), with his masterful short story collection, Man, Beast, Ghost (1946). Qian's essays elucidate substantive issues through deceptively simple subjects-the significance of windows versus doors, for example, or the blind spots of literary critics-and assert the primacy of critical and creative independence. His humorous stories blur the boundaries between various incarnations of humans, beasts, and ghosts who struggle through life, death, and resurrection. Christopher Rea situates these works within China's wartime politics and Qian's literary vision, highlighting significant changes between different editions that provide unprecedented insight into the author's creative process.; PDF; Reference & Languages > Prose: non-fiction > Literary essays, Dorling Kindersley Ltd<

2010, ISBN: 9780231526548

Columbia University Press, Kindle Ausgabe, 233 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-12-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Literaturgeschic… More...

Columbia University Press, Kindle Ausgabe, 233 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-12-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, Chinesische Literatur, Asiatische Literatur, Weltliteratur, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Belletristik, Fremdsprachige eBooks, Kindle eBooks, Kindle-Shop, Politik & Sozialwissenschaften, Englische eBooks, Nach Sprache, Folklore & Mythologie, Sachbücher, Format: Kindle eBook, Rea, Christopher G. Columbia University Press, 2010<

ISBN: 9780231526548

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