An indigenous poet of the Nuosu (Yi) people of mountainous southwestern China, Jidi Majia is well known and celebrated among the Chinese. But his lyrical and worldly work, though widely published and honored, has not found its voice in English translation in the West. The poems in Rhapsody in Black, presented in Chinese and deftly translated by the gifted and respected Denis Mair, at long last introduce the English-speaking world to this remarkable Chinese writer.
The poetry of Jidi Majia is deeply grounded in the myths and oral traditions of the Nuosu minority. It evokes...
An indigenous poet of the Nuosu (Yi) people of mountainous southwestern China, Jidi Majia is well known and celebrated among the Chinese. But his l...
The novella, as the editors of this volume explain, is in many ways the "native habitat" of modern Chinese literary production--the ideal fictional form for revealing the various facets of contemporary Chinese culture. The seven novellas collected here resoundingly support their claim. Featuring works by award winners and rising stars, women and men, By the River presents a confluence of some of the most compelling voices in China today. Together, their narratives reflect the rich diversity of Chinese experience in the modern era.
These novellas are stories of coming...
The novella, as the editors of this volume explain, is in many ways the "native habitat" of modern Chinese literary production--the ideal ficti...
To Westerners China has often seemed a monolith, speaking with one voice whether that of an ancient dynasty, a socialist state, or an economic powerhouse. "Chutzpah New Voices from China" shatters this illusion, giving Western readers a rare chance to listen to the brilliant polyphony of Chinese fiction today. Here, in the realms of realism and fantasy, and portraying worlds lyrical, gritty, or wildly avant-garde, sixteen selections three of which are nonfiction by up-and-coming Chinese writers take readers from the suburbs of Nanjing to the mountains of Xinjiang Province, from London s...
To Westerners China has often seemed a monolith, speaking with one voice whether that of an ancient dynasty, a socialist state, or an economic powerho...
When originally published in 1993, Ruined City (Fei Du) was promptly banned by China's State Publishing Administration, ostensibly for its explicit sexual content. Since then, award-winning author Jia Pingwa's vivid portrayal of contemporary China's social and economic transformation has become a classic, viewed by critics and scholars of Chinese literature as one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Howard Goldblatt's deft translation now gives English-speaking readers their first chance to enjoy this masterpiece of social satire by one of China's most...
When originally published in 1993, Ruined City (Fei Du) was promptly banned by China's State Publishing Administration, ostensibl...
