Isbn: 9780231138482 - loud sparrows: contemporary chinese short-shorts (weatherhead books on asia) (7 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. A collection of ninety-one short-shorts, a form of short-storytelling. Presenting diverse voices and perspectives by writers, the stories are culled from newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and personal collections. Editor(s): Mu, Aili; Chiu, Julie; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 34 illus. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635. . 2006. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 272 pages. 9.25x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. A collection of ninety-one short-shorts, a form of short-storytelling. Presenting diverse voices and perspectives by writers, the stories are culled from newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and personal collections.&Uumlber den Autor.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'If sparrows are but a metaphor, every writer faces the challenge of reality, which is to say, how one catches this sparrow.' So writes Bei Dao in his preface to 'Loud Sparrows,' a spirited collection of ninety-one short-shorts, an exciting new form of extreme short-storytelling that has swept the creative consciousness of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The artistic and aesthetic freedoms of short-shorts enable writers to capture the tone, texture, and chaos of their rapidly changing societies in infinitely inventive ways. Written by Chinese authors over the past three decades, the stories in this anthology are culled from newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and personal collections, and their subjects range from humanist ideals and traditional virtues to the material benefits of a commercialized society.…