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Libri antichi e moderni

Chang Hen-Shui

Shanghai Express: A Thirties Novel

University of Hawaii Press (1 gennaio 1997) Collana: Fiction - from Modern China,

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Autore
Chang Hen-Shui
Editori
University of Hawaii Press (1 gennaio 1997) Collana: Fiction, from Modern China
Soggetto
CINA China Chine
Descrizione
S
Sovracoperta
No
Stato di conservazione
Come nuovo
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Brossura
Copia autografata
No
Prima edizione
No

Descrizione

br. ed. In this suspenseful tale of seduction and deception, a wealthy banker is smitten by an alluring young woman while traveling aboard the express train from Beijing to Shanghai. A consummate storyteller and one of the most popular novelists of his day, Zhang Henshui sweeps us on board with them and takes us through train stations and back and forth between first, second, and third class cars, evoking the smells of this microcosm of the urban world. We see what various travelers wear; we hear their conversations; we feel the chill or the warmth of each car; we detect a trace of perfume in one, pickled vegetables and greasy meats in another. Here is popular Chinese fiction at its best. Shanghai Express was considered "entertainment" fiction and was enormously popular in the 1930s. William Lyell?s sparkling translation at last allows an English-reading audience to share in the fun.
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