Selected Short Stories of Shen Congwen

Name: Selected Short Stories of Shen Congwen
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ISBN: 9789629961107

ISBN-10: 9629961105

ISBN-13: 9789629961107

Edition: 2003

Authors: Shen Congwen, Jeffrey C. Kinkley, Congwen Shen

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Shen Congwen (1902?-1988) is one of modern China's great writers. He is also one of the finest Chinese prose stylists of all time. Literary critics and historians have offered several reasons for why Shen Congwen is a great writer. The foremost explanation is his power as a stylist. He could make the Chinese language beautiful. Some critics have praised Shen Congwen for creating characters with beautiful souls. Readers credit him with having described beautiful and fulfilling styles of life, even in materially primitive surroundings, that conjure up the "health and dignity" prized by the Crescent Moon writers. Other critics value Shen Congwen as a realist writer. He has written many works…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong, The
Publication date: 4/21/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990



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The husband


Staff adviser


Sansan


Guisheng


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