From Library Journal
This play in three acts examines the decline of a once-prominent family in Peking. Through two twenty-four hour periods, a month apart, the reader is transported into a gradually decaying world. The Zeng family represents the deterioration of traditional Chinese values and institutions during a period of rapid change and modernization. Cao Yu, a master of "Western-style" drama, completed the play in 1940. This is an excellent translation, based on the 1954 version published by the People's Literary Press; it was first performed in the United States in 1980 at Columbia University. Highly recommended for academic and large public libraries, especially those emphasizing materials on China. Eileen B. Guleff, Univ. of Colorado Libs., Denver
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese
Original Language: Chinese
