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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778254203321

Autore

Kinkley Jeffrey C. <1948->

Titolo

Corruption and realism in late socialist China [[electronic resource] ] : the return of the political novel / / Jeffrey C. Kinkley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8047-6810-2

1-4356-0891-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Disciplina

895.1/35209358

Soggetti

Chinese fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Political fiction, Chinese - History and criticism

Politics and literature - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-267) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Corruption, Realism, and the Return of the Political Novel -- 2 The Trendsetter: Lu Tianming' s Heaven Above -- 3 The Banned Blockbuster: Chen Fang's Heavens Wrath -- 4 Climax: The Alarum and Standard-Bearer Zhang Ping's Choice -- 5 Anticorruption by Indirection: Wang Yuewen's National Portrait -- 6 Dirt Plus Soap Equals Pay Dirt: Liu Ping's Dossier on Smuggling -- 7 Chinese Realism, Popular Culture, and the Critics -- 8 Conclusion: The Chinese Discourse of Corruption-and Its Limits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Character List -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the rebirth of the Chinese political novel and its media adaptations, explaining how the works reflect contemporary Chinese life and how they embody Chinese traditions of social criticism, literary realism, and contemplation of taboo subjects. This book includes excerpts from personal interviews with China's 3 anticorruption novelists.