Product details
ISBN
9780143118350
Published
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd; Penguin Books Ltd
Weight
227 gr
Height
196 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
256
Author
Biographical note
John Balcom (editor/translator/introducer) is an award-winning translator, a past president of the American Literary Translators Association, and an associate professor and the head of the Chinese program at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Here is the perfect introduction to contemporary fiction from the world's most spoken language. These eight short stories, with parallel translations, offer students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer to a dictionary. Richly diverse in themes and styles, the stories are by both new and well-established writers and range from a story by Li Rui about the honest simplicity of a Shanxi farmer to a story by Ma Yuan exposing the seamy underside of contemporary urban society. Complete with notes, these selections make excellent reading in either language.
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Offers an introduction to contemporary fiction from Chinese, the world's most spoken language. This title features the eight short stories, with parallel translations, offering students at various levels the opportunity to enjoy a range of contemporary literature without having constantly to refer to a dictionary.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
“O, Xiangxue” —Tie Ning (b. 1957), translated by John Balcom
“The Ancestor” —Bi Feiyu (b. 1964), translated by John Balcom
“Dog” —Cao Naiqian (b. 1949), translated by John Balcom
“Plow Ox” —Li Rui (b. 1950), translated by John Balcom
“The Mistake” —Ma Yuan (b. 1953), translated by John Balcom
“Lanterns for the Dead” —Jiang Yun (b. 1954), translated by John Balcom
“Greasy Moon” —Jia Pingwa (b. 1953), translated by John Balcom
“Receiving the Precepts” —Wang Zengqi (1970–1997), translated by John Balcom
Notes on Chinese Texts
Introduction
“O, Xiangxue” —Tie Ning (b. 1957), translated by John Balcom
“The Ancestor” —Bi Feiyu (b. 1964), translated by John Balcom
“Dog” —Cao Naiqian (b. 1949), translated by John Balcom
“Plow Ox” —Li Rui (b. 1950), translated by John Balcom
“The Mistake” —Ma Yuan (b. 1953), translated by John Balcom
“Lanterns for the Dead” —Jiang Yun (b. 1954), translated by John Balcom
“Greasy Moon” —Jia Pingwa (b. 1953), translated by John Balcom
“Receiving the Precepts” —Wang Zengqi (1970–1997), translated by John Balcom
Notes on Chinese Texts
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Product details
ISBN
9780143118350
Published
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd; Penguin Books Ltd
Weight
227 gr
Height
196 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
18 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
256
Author