The Dyer's Daughter
The Dyer's Daughter
Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free UK delivery over £5
- 10% off preloved books when you join +Plus
- Buying preloved emits 46% less CO2 than new
- Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!
The Dyer's Daughter by Xiao Hong
This collection includes some of Xiao Hong's most famous short stories, such as On the Oxcart, Spring in a Small Town, The Family Outsider, Flight from Danger, Vague Expectations, The Bridge, and Hands.
Xiao Hong was one of the renowned writers in China during the 1930s. She published her first novel when she was only 24, and her talent was quickly recognized by Lu Xun, who wrote a preface for her work. This established her position in modern Chinese literature. She had written many works, including novels, essays and poetry. She died from disease in Hong Kong in 1942 at the age of only 31. Professor Howard Goldblatt is a renowned Sinologist and translator, now teaching at the Department of East Asian Languages, University of Colorado at Boulder. He has translated many works by famous Chinese contemporary authors, and written a biography on Xiao Hong.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9789629960148 |
| ISBN 10 | 9629960141 |
| Title | The Dyer's Daughter |
| Author | Hong Xiao |
| Series | Bilingual Series In Modern Chinese Literature |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Chinese University Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-29 |
| Number of pages | 450 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |