| The Dyer's Daughter: Selected Stories of Xiao Hong Contributor(s): Xiao, Hong (Author), Goldblatt, Howard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 9629960141 ISBN-13: 9789629960148 Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: Xiao Hong was one of the most renowned writers in China during the 1930s. She published her first novel when she was only twenty-four, and her talent was quickly recognized by Lu Xun, one of the greatest Chinese writers in the twentieth century, who wrote a preface for her work. She died in 1942 at the age of thirty-one. This collection includes some of her most famous short stories, such as "On the Oxcart," "Spring in a Small Town," "The Family Outsider," "Flight from Danger," "Vague Expectations," "The Bridge," and "Hands." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Bilingual Series on Modern Chinese Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 450 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection includes some of Xiao Hong's most famous short stories, such as "On the Oxcart," "Spring in a Small Town," "The Family Outsider," "Flight from Danger," "Vague Expectations," "The Bridge," and "Hands." |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldblatt, Howard: - Howard Goldblatt, a Guggenheim Fellow, is an internationally renowned translator of Chinese fiction, including the novels of Mo Yan, the 2012 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. |