Ming Chien (466 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. First South Asian Edition. 339pp. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. Condition: Good. With increasing frequency, readers of literature are encountering barely intelligible, sometimes unrecognisable languages created by combining one or more languages with English. Evelyn Ch'ien argues that weird English constitutes the new language of literature, implicitly launching a new literary theory. Weird English explores experimental and unorthodox uses of English by multilingual writers travelling from the canonical works of Nabokov and Hong Kingston to the less critiqued linguistic terrain of Junot Diaz and Arundhati Roy. It examines the syntactic and grammatical innovations of these authors, who use English to convey their ambivalence toward or enthusiasm for English or their political motivations for altering its rules. Ch'ien looks at how the collision of other languages with English invigorated and propelled the evolution of language in the twentieth century and beyond. Ch'ien defines the allure and tactical features of a new writerly genre, even as she herself writes with a sassiness and verve that communicates her ideas with great panache.…

Condition: New. Eis, Cory Van; Limper, Isabella M (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Eis, Cory Van; Limper, Isabella M (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Eis, Cory Van; Limper, Isabella M (illustrator).

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy of #8, 1977 issue of Chinese Literature. Contents include the drama "Maple Bay," "Gazing from Afar" and other poems by Yeh Chien-ying; "About the Play Maple Bay" by Chi Ko; "On Reading Comrade Chu Teh's Poems" by Hsieh Mien; and Liu Ming-Chiu's "The Gang of Four's Reactionary Approach to our Cultural Heritage." The text is unmarked, pristine. Some surface abrasions to the top edge of the front cover panel. Subscription envelope to Chinese Literature laid in. A lovely copy. Shen Yao-yi; Chiang Tieh-feng; Sun Tzu-hsi' Huang Hui-yi; Mo Ko-chieh (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Extremities worn; pages faintly toned; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). ]. 395p.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Fine black cloth-backed boards in a Fine dust jacket. Bright, snug & unmarked first printing; unread.

Paperback. 100p. wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good. Poetry and writing from students.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Corners bumped, else near fine in sl worn dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 112 pages. Illustrated. Contents include the drama "Maple Bay," "Gazing from Afar" and other poems by Yeh Chien-ying; "About the Play Maple Bay" by Chi Ko; "On Reading Comrade Chu Teh's Poems" by Hsieh Mien; and Liu Ming-Chiu's "The Gang of Four's Reactionary Approach to our Cultural Heritage." (SL#282/1).…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Weird English. Book.

X, 212 p. Softcover. Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2193. Sprache: Englisch. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition thus. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, xxxii + 342 pages, printed boards. A near fine, clean, neat hard cover with little shelf wear, a light bump to the upper fore-corner, gently read, binding tight, paper cream white. Without dust jacket as issued.The Grand Scribe's Records, Volume X: The Memoirs of Han China, Part III Without dust jacket (if issued).…

Softcover, 102 pages, in English and Chinese; as new condition, clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First South Asian Edition. With increasing frequency readers of literature are encountering barely intelligle, sometimes unrecognisable languages created by combining one or more languages with English. Evelyn Ch'ien argues that weird English constitutes the new language of literature, implicitly launching a new literary theory. 339pp.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Octavo. xxxii 396pp + 3 maps. Red cloth in dust jacket. There are some scattered light pencil notations from a scholar.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A new copy of the hard cover edition, lacking the dust-jacket. The text is of course, wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding bright and fresh in appearance. A brilliant copy.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Accounting System of Native Banks in Peking and Tientsin. Book.