03470nam 2200493 450 991015025350332120171212113741.00-8061-5659-7(CKB)3710000000939258(MiAaPQ)EBC4734154(EXLCZ)99371000000093925820161118h20162016 uy 1engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBy the river seven contemporary Chinese novellas /edited by Charles A. Laughlin, Liu Hongtao, and Jonathan StallingNorman, Oklahoma :University of Oklahoma Press,2016.©20161 online resource (351 pages)Chinese Literature Today Book Series0-8061-5404-7 Introduction, by Charles A. Laughlin, with Liu Hongtao -- The Beloved Tree, by Jiang Yun -- Voice Change, by Xu Zechen -- Mountain Songs from the Heavens, by Han Shaogong -- A Flurry of Blessings, by Chi Zijian -- Love and Its Lack Are Emblazoned on the Heart, by Fang Fang -- Safety Bulletin, by Li Tie -- The Sanctimonious Cobbler, by Wang Anyi."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 of age in the countryside, of romance in the shadow of an electrical power station or in the watery landscape of a lost love, of a daughter's epic journey to find her estranged mother. Whether telling of love or loss, of work or play along the river of experience, the narratives are replete with details that bring literary depth to the everyday--the mark of the novella. These details, the editors tell us, and the novellas into which they are woven, defy simple answers to moral and political questions about modern life, leaving readers with the feeling that their world has been made larger, that they have seen through different eyes for a moment, if not forever. Reflecting modern Chinese life in the city and in the country, and among diverse regional cultures, By the River showcases the best of contemporary Chinese long-form fiction"--Provided by publisher."A collection representing the best in modern Chinese novellas, includes stories from Mao Dun Literature Prize winners Chi Zijian and Wang Anyi"--Provided by publisher.Chinese literature today book series.Chinese fiction20th centuryTranslations into EnglishChinese fiction21st centuryTranslations into EnglishChinaSocial life and customsFictionElectronic books.Chinese fictionChinese fiction895.13/0108Laughlin Charles A.1964-Liu Hongtao1962-Stalling JonathanMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910150253503321By the river2887167UNINA