The Travels of Lao Tsan [Paperback]

Harold Shadick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1990 | Series: Modern Asian Literature Series

This deft translation of a classic Chinese novel tells the story of a man, now an itinerant healer, who wanders through the towns and countryside of North China in the last years of the Manchu dynasty. His travels prove to be a vehicle for a serious examination of the social, economic, cultural, religious, and political problems of a great nation. [i]The Travels of Lao Ts'an[/i] marks a turning point in Chinese fiction, as it is a traditional work, yet it reflects the first signs of Western influence.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Since the novel translated here may justly be characterized as one of the great novels of the Chinese literary tradition, it is fortunate that it has been put into English by so competent a hand as the professor of Chinese literature at Cornell University. Written in the years 1904-07 by a Chinese scholar and official of unusual versatility and skill, these Travels throw a powerful light on both the dark and bright aspects of Chinese officialdom in the closing years of the Manchu dynasty.”–U.S. Quarterly Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English, Chinese (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (October 15, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231072554
• ISBN-13: 978-0231072557
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Chinese

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