From Library Journal
A collection of 44 essays by 43 leading 20th-century Chinese writers, this volume presents unprecedented insight into the writer's mind through personal reflections on literature, the craft of writing, censorship, life, and politics as it influences litera ture. Divided both geographically (People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) and chronologically (the last eight essays date from the Republican Period), the pieces are often both moving and enlightening. Especially poignant are essays by writers who suffered imprisonment or banishment for their ideas and publications, mostly in China during the Cultural Revolution and following the Tiananmen Square incident but in Taiwan as well. While many of the writers are well known here (e.g., Liu Binyan, Chen Ruoxi, and Lu Xun), others have never been translated. To deal with the problem of competing romanizations, transliteration uniformly appears in pinyin . Recommended for both lay readers and scholars.
- D.E. Perushek, Univ. of Tennessee Libs., Knoxville
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
- D.E. Perushek, Univ. of Tennessee Libs., Knoxville
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Original Language: Chinese --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
