The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature
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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature by Joseph S M Lau
Offers an overview of 20th-century writing from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Containing stories from the colonial period in Taiwan, literature by Tibetan authors, samplings from the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution, and others, this book gives an introduction to Chinese society and culture.
Perhaps no one could be better suited to expanding the canonical limits than Lau and Goldblatt.. this volume, with its Columbia label, its editors' stature, and its certifiable claim to be the first comprehensive anthology of its kind, cannot but achieve an instant authority. Voice Literary Supplement All the important modern writers are included... the overall quality of this volume is very high, making it easy to recommend this book for anyone interested in modern China and its development. New Asia Review This anthology is a great introduction to some of the very best in Chinese language fiction, poetry, and essays. -- Terry Hong The Bloomsbury Review This work is likely to remain the definitive survey for its field. Choice
Joseph S. M. Lau is professor of Chinese Literature at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He is the editor of Chinese Stories from Taiwan and coeditor of Traditional Chinese Stories: Themes and Variationsand Modern Chinese Stories and Novellas: 1919-1949.Howard Goldblatt is professor of East Asian languages and literatures at the University of Notre Dame and an internationally renowned translator. He has published English translations of more than thirty novels and short story collections and has authored many books on Chinese literature.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780231138413 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231138415 |
| Title | The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature |
| Author | Joseph S M Lau |
| Series | Modern Asian Literature Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2007-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 784 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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