Ruined City by Jia Pingwa

Ruined City by Jia Pingwa

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Summary

While eroticism, exoticism, and esoteric minutiae pervade Ruined City, this tale of a famous contemporary writer's sexual and legal imbroglios is an incisive portrait of politics and culture in a rapidly changing China.

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Ruined City by Jia Pingwa

While eroticism, exoticism, and esoteric minutiae pervade Ruined City, this tale of a famous contemporary writer's sexual and legal imbroglios is an incisive portrait of politics and culture in a rapidly changing China.
Jia Pingwa is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. His novels include Shang State, White Night, I Am a Farmer, and Shaanxi Opera, which won the Mao Dun Literature Prize.

Howard Goldblatt is an award-winning translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese literature, including seven novels by Mo Yan, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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ISBN 13 9780806151731
ISBN 10 0806151730
Title Ruined City
Author Jia Pingwa
Series Chinese Literature Today Book Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Year published 2016-01-30
Number of pages 536
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.