Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), hailed as twentieth-century China”s “foremost man of letters, ” is best known for his novel, Fortress Besieged, and his groundbreaking study of the Chinese literary canon, Limited Views: Essays on Ideas and Letters. Christopher G. Rea is assistant professor of modern Chinese literature at the University of British Columbia.
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Zhongshu Qian: Humans, Beasts, and Ghosts
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 year …
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Yingyu Zhang: The Book of Swindles
This is an age of deception. Con men ply the roadways. Bogus alchemists pretend to turn one piece of silver into three. Devious nuns entice young women into adultery. Sorcerers use charmed talismans …
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Christopher G. Rea: Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949
Winner, 2023 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949 is an essential guide to the first golden age of Chinese cinema. Offering detailed introductions to fourteen films, thi …
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Yingyu Zhang: More Swindles from the Late Ming
A woman seduces her landlord to extort the family farm. Gamblers recruit a wily prostitute to get a rich young man back in the game. Silver counterfeiters wreak havoc for traveling merchants. A wealt …
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