Ripples Across Stagnant Water/死水微澜 [Chinese]

By 李劼人 and 新华书店北美网

The Pioneering Work of New Historical Novels in Modern Chinese Literature, Representative Masterpiece of the World-Renowned Literary Master Li Jieren 新文学长篇历史小说开山之作，具世界影响的文学大师李劼人代表作 Ripples Across Stagnant Water is a representative full-length novel by the renowned writer Li Jieren. The work reflects the social and historical phenomena of the period from 1894 to 1901-that is, from the First Sino-Japanese War to the signing of the Boxer Protocol (the Xinchou Treaty). Set primarily in a small town outside the walls of Chengdu, the novel vividly depicts the collision and interaction between two malevolent social forces in the interior of China at that time. It offers a comprehensive and lifelike portrayal of the local folk customs, the psychological state of the urban citizenry, and their way of life. The novel has been hailed as a "modern history in the form of fiction." 《死水微澜》是著名作家李劼人长篇小说代表作，作品反映的是1894年到1901年即甲午战争后到《辛丑条约》签订的这一段时间的社会历史现象。以成都城外一乡镇为主要背景，具体写出那时内地社会上两种恶势力的相激相荡。对当时地方上的民俗风情、市民阶层的心理状态和生活方式作了全面的惟妙惟肖的刻画，被誉为"小说的近代史"。

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7521224876
• ISBN13: 9787521224870
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export C
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"