9780804718059 - Furrows: Peasants, Intellectuals, and the State: Stories and Histories from Modern China (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Collection of 24 stories and personal histories from the 1930s-1980s illustrating the relationship between Chinese intellectuals and the peasantry. Highlights the interaction between the literary imagination and political culture. Stories and Histories from Modern China series. Compiled and Edited with an Introduction by Helen F. Sill. 341 pages, glossary, list of Chinese characters, notes & references. Previous owner's embossed stamp, jacket spine faded. Dust Jacket condition very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-341). Contents; pt. I. The frailty of power -- Mud / Mao Dun -- A certain day / Wu Zuxiang -- On the oxcart / Xiao Hong -- The way of the beast / Sha Ting -- Rumbling in Xu family village / Ai Wu -- pt. II. The force of dogma -- The widow Tian and her pumpkins / Zhao Shuli -- The first step / Kang Zhuo -- Taking charge / Fang Zhi -- Firm and impartial / Hao Ran -- pt. III. Critique and ambivalence -- A gift of land / Gao Xiaosheng -- The ivy-covered cabin / Gu Hua -- Electing a thief / Li Rui -- Leisure: tending a vegetable plot / Yang Jiang -- Deja Vu / Han Shaogong -- Floodtime / Jia Pingwa -- Chimney smoke / Ah Cheng -- pt. IV. Furrows -- Preface to Letters between two places / Lu xun -- Superfluous words / Qu Qiubai -- Wild lilies / Wang Shiwei -- Do not close your eyes to the sufferings of the people / Huang Qiuyn -- A happy life and the art of writing / Hao Ran -- How I came to write "Lilies on a comforter" / Ru Zhijuan -- What did I want to tell my readers / Li zhun -- Father / Ah Cheng. Subjects; Short stories, Chinese. Chinese fiction 20th century. Peasants China Social life and customs ; Fiction. Authors, Chinese 20th century Political and social views. Fiction. 3 Kg.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 360 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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