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Narrating China: Jia Pingwa and his Fictional World
Contributor(s): Wang, Yiyan (Author)
ISBN: 0415326753     ISBN-13: 9780415326759
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2005
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Annotation: Jia Pingwa, a major contemporary Chinese writer, has an enormous readership in the Chinese speaking world including inland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. His novels have caused both fame and controversy. However, despite the use of Pingwa's poetry, novels and prose in schools and universities and his cultural relevance, there has never been any substantial academic study of his writings. This book examines the corpus of Pingwa's writing and emphasizes his importance, prominence and significance to contemporary Chinese society.
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Asian - Chinese
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Social Science | Regional Studies
Dewey: 895.135
LCCN: 2005007124
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.36" W x 9.52" (1.39 lbs) 328 pages
 
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Jia Pingwa, whose novels have caused both fame and controversy, has an enormous readership throughout the Chinese speaking world. However, despite Pingwa's cultural significance and the use of his poetry, novels and prose in schools and universities, there has never been any substantial academic study of the writer and his writings. Filling that gap, this book examines the corpus of Pingwa's writing and emphasizes his importance, prominence and relevance to contemporary Chinese society.

This pioneering study discusses Pingwa's works in the light of 'cultural nationalism', showing how he links the cultural identity of China with the cultural authenticity of his local Shaanxi Province. In addition, the book highlights issues of nationalism in contemporary Chinese literature and underpins the significance of regional writing in negotiating China's national identities.