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Nineteen Thirty-four Escapes
''Nineteen Thirty-four Escapes'' () is a novella by Su Tong, first published in 1987.McDougall and Louie, p418 In 1990 it was published by (遠流出版公司) in a collection with the novella ''Raise the Red Lantern'' (which there is titled under its original Chinese title, ''Wives and Concubines'', which is also was the title of the entire volume). This, told in the first person, is about an impoverished peasant family. The novella was translated into English by Michael S. Duke, and this translation was published as a collection of stories by Su Tong, named ''Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas'', published by William Morrow & Company in 1993. This collection also includes the novellas ''Raise the Red Lantern'' and ''Opium Family''. ''Nineteen Thirty-four Escapes'' and ''Opium Family'' take place in a fictional location called "Maple Village". Yingjin Zhang of Indiana University compared Maple Village to Yoknapatawpha County. This location is in the south of the country.Choy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Tong
Tong Zhonggui ( zh, c=童忠贵, p=Tóng Zhōngguì; born January 23, 1963), known by the pen name of Su Tong ( zh, s=苏童, t=蘇童, p=Sū Tóng, labels=no) is a Chinese writer. He was born in Suzhou and lives in Nanjing. He entered the Department of Chinese at Beijing Normal University in 1980, and started to publish novels in 1983. He is now vice president of the Jiangsu Writers Association. Known for his controversial writing style, Su is one of the most acclaimed novelists in China. Work Su has written seven full-length novels and over 200 short stories, some of which have been translated into English, German, Italian and French. He is best known in the West for his novella '' Raise the Red Lantern'' (originally titled ''Wives and Concubines''), published in 1990. The book was adapted into the film, '' Raise the Red Lantern'' by director Zhang Yimou. The book has since been published under the name given to the film in the English version and in some other versions. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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HarperCollins Publishers LLC is a British–American publishing company that is considered to be one of the "Big Five (publishers), Big Five" English-language publishers, along with Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group USA, Hachette, Macmillan Publishers, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. HarperCollins is headquartered in New York City and London and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The company's name is derived from a combination of the firm's predecessors. Harper & Brothers, founded in 1817 in New York, merged with Row, Peterson & Company in 1962 to form Harper & Row, which was acquired by News Corp in 1987. The Scotland, Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons, founded in 1819 in Glasgow, was acquired by News Corp in 1987 and merged with Harper & Row to form HarperCollins. The logo for the firm combines the fire from Harper's torch and the water from Collins' fountain. HarperCollins operates publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. History Edinburgh University Press was founded in the 1940s and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh in 1992. Books and journals published by the press carry the imprimatur of The University of Edinburgh. All proposed publishing projects are appraised and approved by the Press Committee, which consists of academics from the university. Since August 2004, the Press has had Charitable Status. In November 2013, Edinburgh University Press acquired Dundee University Press for an undisclosed sum, with a stated aim to increase textbook and digital sales, with a particular focus on law. Brodies advised Edinburgh University Press on the terms of the acquisition. Publishing Edinburgh University Press publishes a range of research publications, which include scholarly monographs and reference works, as well as materials which are available on-lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Modern Chinese Literature and Culture'', formerly ''Modern Chinese Literature'' (1984–1998), is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the culture of modern and contemporary China, with China understood not in a narrow, political sense (e.g., People's Republic of China), but in the sense of Greater China, including PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chinese overseas. The journal publishes two issues per year, covering literature of all genres, film and television, popular culture, drama, visual art, material culture, etc. In 2021, Natascha Gentz and Christopher Rosenmeier became editors-in-chief, taking over from Kirk A. Denton. Publication of the journal was moved to Edinburgh University Press. The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, and issues appear on JSTOR following an embargo period. The publisher also offers subscribers electronic access to issues from 2020 onward. Book reviews have not appeared in the print journal since 2003. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ..., and affiliated with Columbia University. Founded in 1893, it is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology, religion, film, and international studies. History Columbia University Press was founded in May 1893. In 1933, the first four volumes of the ''History of the State of New York'' were published. In the early 1940s, the Press' revenues rose, partially thanks to the ''Encyclopedia'' and the government's purchase of 12,500 copies for use by the military. Columbia University Press is notable for publishing r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Chinese Literature
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Leiden ( ; ; in English language, English and Archaism, archaic Dutch language, Dutch also Leyden) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 inhabitants. The Statistics Netherlands, Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 282,207 and in the larger Leiden urban area also Teylingen, Noordwijk, and Noordwijkerhout are included with in total 365,913 inhabitants. Leiden is located on the Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland), Oude Rijn, at a distance of some from The Hague to its south and some from Amsterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Zaifu
Liu Zaifu (; born 10 October 1941) is a Chinese author, poet, and professor in literature and the liberal arts. Liu is particularly well known for his work "Reflections on Dream of the Red Chamber", which analyzes the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber", but with Liu's personal viewpoints and philosophy. He has lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Colorado, Stockholm University, and the City University of Hong Kong, where he served as an honorary professor in 2004. Biography Liu was born into a peasant family in southern Fujian in 1941. Liu took particular interest in Marxist literature, but put his own morals and messages behind the pieces, rather than those given by the party. Liu studied Chinese literature at Xiamen University. After his graduation, he became the editor-in-chief of ''Wenxue Pinglun'' (Literary Review), a Chinese periodical discussing literary works. He worked as an editor for Beijing-based magazine, ''New Construction''. During the Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raise The Red Lantern (novella)
''Raise the Red Lantern'' ( zh, first=t, t=大紅燈籠高高掛, s=大红灯笼高高挂), originally known as ''Wives and Concubines'' ( zh, c=妻妾成群, p=Qīqiè Chéngqún), is a 1990 novella by Su Tong, published by (遠流出版公司), that describes a female former university student whose mind is broken by the concubine system in 1930s China. It was adapted into the 1991 film, ''Raise the Red Lantern'', by Zhang Yimou. Publication, title and translations The publication that first housed the novel was the literary journal ''Shouhuo'' ( zh, first=t, t=收穫, s=收获, l=Harvest), and this publication happened in late 1989. The first book edition of the novella, published in Taiwan, had the name ''Wives and Concubines''. - The translator's note was written by the translator himself. This publication happened in 1990, and it was a volume that also included the novella '' Nineteen Thirty-four Escapes''. However, the name used in the second edition in Taiwan and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke University Press
Duke University Press is an academic publisher and university press affiliated with Duke University. It was founded in 1921 by William T. Laprade as The Trinity College Press. (Duke University was initially called Trinity College). In 1926 Duke University Press was formally established. Ernest Seeman became the first director of DUP, followed by Henry Dwyer (1929–1944), W.T. LaPrade (1944–1951), Ashbel Brice (1951–1981), Richard Rowson (1981–1990), Larry Malley (1990–1993), Stanley Fish and Steve Cohn (1994–1998), Steve Cohn (1998–2019). Writer Dean Smith is the current director of the press. It publishes approximately 150 books annually and more than 55 academic journals, as well as five electronic collections. The company publishes primarily in the humanities and social sciences but is also particularly well known for its mathematics journals. The book publishing program includes lists in African studies, African American studies, American studies, anthrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
