LEADER 04538nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910458432503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-90636-4 010 $a9786612906367 010 $a0-231-52654-7 024 7 $a10.7312/qian15274 035 $a(CKB)2560000000053939 035 $a(EBL)908635 035 $a(OCoLC)826476162 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000437917 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12149595 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000437917 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10449179 035 $a(PQKB)11450082 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908635 035 $a(DE-B1597)459236 035 $a(OCoLC)773583439 035 $a(OCoLC)979832064 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231526548 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908635 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10429891 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL290636 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000053939 100 $a20100521d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHumans, beasts, and ghosts$b[electronic resource] $estories and essays /$fQian Zhongshu; edited with an introduction by Christopher G. Rea; with translations by Dennis T. Hu ... [et al.] 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (189 p.) 225 1 $aWeatherhead books on Asia 300 $aThis book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." 311 $a0-231-15275-2 311 $a0-231-15274-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tAuthor'S Preface to the 1983 Editions of -- $tWritten in the Margins of Life -- $tDedication -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPreface -- $tThe Devil Pays a Nighttime Visit to Mr. Qian Zhongshu -- $tWindows -- $tOn Happiness -- $tOn Laughter -- $tEating -- $tReading Aesop'S Fables -- $tOn Moral Instruction -- $tA Prejudice -- $tExplaining Literary Blindness -- $tOn Writers -- $tNotes -- $tHuman, Beast, Ghost -- $tFirst Preface to the 1946 Kaiming Edition -- $tSecond Preface to the 1946 Kaiming Edition -- $tGod'S Dream -- $tCat -- $tInspiration -- $tSouvenir -- $tNotes -- $tEditions -- $tFurther Reading in English -- $tTranslators 330 $aQian Zhongshu was one of twentieth-century China's most ingenious literary stylists, one whose insights into the ironies and travesties of modern China remain stunningly fresh. Between the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Communist takeover in 1949, Qian wrote a brilliant series of short stories, essays, and a comedic novel that continue to inspire generations of Chinese readers.With this long-awaited translation, English-language readers can immerse themselves in the invention and satirical wit of one of the world's great literary cosmopolitans. This collection brings together Qian's best short works, combining his iconoclastic essays on the "book of life" from Written in the Margins of Life (1941) with the four masterful short stories of Human, Beast, Ghost (1946). His essays elucidate substantive issues through deceptively simple subjects-the significance of windows versus doors, for example, or the blind spots of literary critics—and assert the primacy of critical and creative independence. His stories blur the boundaries between humans, beasts, and ghosts as they struggle through life, death, and resurrection. Christopher G. Rea situates these works within China's wartime politics and Qian's literary vision, highlighting significant changes that Qian Zhongshu made to different editions of his writings and providing unprecedented insight into the author's creative process. 410 0$aWeatherhead books on Asia. 606 $aChinese essays$vTranslations into English 606 $aShort stories, Chinese$vTranslations into English 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChinese essays 615 0$aShort stories, Chinese 676 $a895.1/452 700 $aQian$b Zhongshu$f1910-1998.$0638070 701 $aRea$b Christopher G$01041139 701 $aHu$b Dennis T$01042431 701 2$aQian$b Zhongshu$f1910-1998.$0638070 701 2$aQian$b Zhongshu$f1910-1998.$0638070 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458432503321 996 $aHumans, beasts, and ghosts$92466653 997 $aUNINA LEADER 00811nam0-2200253 --450 001 9910590799103321 005 20220917163021.0 100 $a20220917d1936----kmuy0itay5050 ba 101 1 $aita 102 $aIT 105 $a 001yy 200 1 $a<>Consolato di mare di Malta di Raniero Zeno$eprefazione$fdi Leone Adolfo Senigallia 210 $aNapoli$cCasa Editrice dott Eugenio Jovene$d1936 215 $a84 p.$d25 cm 300 $aEstratto-Prefazione Associazione Italiana di Diritto Marittimo . 676 $a340$zita 700 1$aSenigallia,$bLeone Adolfo$0248728 801 0$aIT$bUNINA$gREICAT$2UNIMARC 901 $aBK 912 $a9910590799103321 952 $aBusta 36 (2) 8$b22295$fFGBC 959 $aFGBC 996 $aConsolato di mare di Malta di Raniero Zeno$92913138 997 $aUNINA