[PDF.08vy] Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor: A Seventeenth-Century Chinese Story Collection

Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor: A Seventeenth-Century Chinese Story Collection

[PDF.dr11] Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor: A Seventeenth-Century Chinese Story Collection

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 | #3121032 in Books |  2017-03-06 | Original language:English |  9.00 x1.10 x6.00l, | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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|| |"Employment of separate translators was a brilliant move since the stories are all told in different voices."―Stephen West, co-translator of The Orphan of Zhao and Other Yuan Plays|"This use of a frame story has elicited frequent comparisons to the

Written around 1660, the unique Chinese short story collection Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor (Doupeng xianhua), by the author known only as Aina the Layman, uses the seemingly innocuous setting of neighbors swapping yarns on hot summer days under a shady arbor to create a series of stories that embody deep disillusionment with traditional values. The tales, ostensibly told by different narrators, parody heroic legends and explore issues that contributed to the fa...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Idle Talk under the Bean Arbor: A Seventeenth-Century Chinese Story Collection   |  Aina the Layman. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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