A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature

By Hong Zicheng

Book Overview

This groundbreaking book by the eminent Peking University professor Hong Zicheng covers the literary scene in China during the 1949-1999 period, primarily focusing on fiction, poetry, drama, and prose writing. Reprinted sixteen times since its publication in the PRC in 1999, it is now available in English translation at last. A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature is a unique and much needed accomplishment in contemporary literary studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004173668
• ISBN13: 9789004173668
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 658 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"