The Dyer's Daughter: Selected Stories of Xiao Hong (Bilingual Series on Modern Chinese Literature) (Bilingual Series in Modern Chinese Literature) - Softcover

Xiao, Hong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9629960141 ISBN 13: 9789629960148

Publisher: Chinese University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This bilingual edition in Chinese and English contains 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"" . Xiao Hong died in 1942 at the age of only 31, but she has written many other works including novels, essays and poetry. These short stories were translated by Howard Goldblatt, who has also written a biography of Xiao Hong.

About this title

About the Author:

Xiao Hong was one of the renowned writers in China during the 1930s. She published her first novel when she was only 24, and her talent was quickly recognized by Lu Xun, who wrote a preface for her work. This established her position in modern Chinese literature. She had written many works, including novels, essays and poetry. She died from disease in Hong Kong in 1942 at the age of only 31. Professor Howard Goldblatt is a renowned Sinologist and translator, now teaching at the Department of East Asian Languages, University of Colorado at Boulder. He has translated many works by famous Chinese contemporary authors, and written a biography on Xiao Hong.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 9629960141
• ISBN 13: 9789629960148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450