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Mu Shiying : China's Lost Modernist.
Being assassinated in 1940, Mu Shiying, the Shanghai's 'Literary Comet', was one of China's pioneer modernist writers. This book includes translations of six short stories written by Mu: ""The Man Who Was Treated as a Plaything"", ""Five in a Nightcl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press, HKU,
2014.
©2014 |
| Colección: | RAS China in Shanghai series of China Monographs.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Being assassinated in 1940, Mu Shiying, the Shanghai's 'Literary Comet', was one of China's pioneer modernist writers. This book includes translations of six short stories written by Mu: ""The Man Who Was Treated as a Plaything"", ""Five in a Nightclub"", ""Craven 'A'"", ""Night"", ""Shanghai Fox-trot"" and ""Black Peony"". Each story focuses on Mu's key obsessions: the pleasurable yet anxiety-ridden social and sexual relationships in the modern city, and the decadent maelstrom of consumption and leisure epitomized by the dance hall and nightclub. The stories are full of fun and excitement and |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (189 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789888268344 9888268341 9789888208142 9888208144 |