The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature
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ISBN: 0231080026 / Publisher: Columbia University Press, April 1996
This collection of 20th century Chinese literature offers short fiction, poetry, and essays from 191...
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This collection of 20th century Chinese literature offers short fiction, poetry, and essays from 1918 to the communist takeover in 1949, and from that period to the present. Selections from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong represent the defiant spirit of the pre-Mao years, the socialist tradition, and the creative expression that followed Mao's death. Includes biographical sketches of the writers, and an introduction outlining political and literary trends in China. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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