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Book Description
"The great virtue of this book is that it provides a practical acquaintance with the writing itself by means of copious passages of translation from representative novels." --New York Times Book Review

"C. T. Hsia's book is by now an acknowledged classic. It truly opened up a new field and prepared the way for generations of American scholars to do research. We are all in his debt." --Leo Lee

This pioneering, classic study of 20th-century Chinese fiction covers some sixty years, from the Literary Revolution of 1917 through the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
C. T. Hsia is the author of several important books on Chinese literature. He has been widely influential among Chinese readers and has influenced two generations of English-speaking scholars. He retired from teaching in 1991 and is Professor Emeritus of Chinese at Columbia University.

First Sentence:
IN JANUARY 1917 a rather modestly titled article, "Suggestions for a Reform of Literature," appeared in New Youth, the leading journal of Chinese intellectuals. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
youthful tramp, golden cangue, realistic integrity, peasant fiction, leftist literary movement, ricksha puller, spring silkworms, humane literature, literary revolution, communist literature, new culture movement, leftist tradition, regional drama, leftist literature, shih kao, leftist writers, literary reform, literary hierarchy, literary conference, satiric tradition, literary policy, revolutionary camp, revolutionary literature, proletarian fiction, middle farmers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mao Tun, Shen Ts'ung-wen, Ting Ling, Lao Shê, Kuo Mo-jo, Eileen Chang, Chou Yang, Mao Tse-tung, Chang T'ien-i, Ch'ien Chung-shu, Yeh Shao-chün, Hong Kong, Ping Hsin, Creation Society, Feng Hsüeh-feng, National Government, Literary Gazette, Miss Chang, Chou Tso-jen, Hsiao Chün, Chao Shu-li, Lin Yutang, Literary Association, New Youth, Ch'ü Ch'iu-pai New!
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