| China: A Traveler's Literary Companion Contributor(s): Denton, Kirk (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1883513235 ISBN-13: 9781883513238 Publisher: Whereabouts Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 Annotation: China is an enormous country, rife with cultural complexity and differing social experiences. Literature offers a way to understand this great nation's social, cultural, and human concerns. This collection presents Chinese short fiction that evokes the varying ways of life in this diverse nation -- from the idyllic mountains and streams of West Hunan to the picturesque water town of Zhejiang; from the high plateau of western Sichuan to the harsh landscape of the northeast. Readers can travel through these many places and discover that among the rural and metropolitan regions of China there lies a stirring cultural force, resulting in a truly compelling anthology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Asian - Chinese - Travel | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 895.130 |
| LCCN: 2008020187 |
| Series: Traveler's Literary Companions |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.11" W x 7.3" (0.59 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether revealing small-town superstitions or exposing Beijing's underworld, these works of literary fiction offer insights to modern China and its myriad of social, cultural, and human concerns. An expansive country, China is made up of numerous ethnic groups with a dizzying array of local dialects and subcultures. In addition, China is experiencing staggering change, which is explored in contemporary literature. From the idyllic mountains of West Hunan to the picturesque water town of Zhejiang, from the high plateau of western Sichuan to the harsh landscape of the northeast -- this compelling collection of short fiction represents the incredible diversity that is China. |