Courtesans and Opium
«Patrick Hanan's translation of this book is exemplary. -- Bradley Winterton Taipei Times Patrick Hanan's splendid translation of this emotive, intricate novel rewards the general reader and proves an invaluable guide to students of Qing fiction. -- Chloe Starr Chinese Literature [A] superb translation: faithful to the original, graceful yet also lively and delightful. Choice»
In his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s, his story is filled with vice and dark consequence, portraying the hazards of the city's seedy underbelly and warning others against the example of the Fool. Les mer
The Fool's fable follows five sworn brothers and their respective relationships with Yangzhou courtesans, revealing in acute detail the lurid materialism of this dangerous world-its violence and corruption as well as its seductive but illusory promise. Never before translated into English, Courtesans and Opium offers a brilliant window into the decadence of nineteenth-century China.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Columbia University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780231148221
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
- Format
- 21 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
«Patrick Hanan's translation of this book is exemplary. -- Bradley Winterton Taipei Times Patrick Hanan's splendid translation of this emotive, intricate novel rewards the general reader and proves an invaluable guide to students of Qing fiction. -- Chloe Starr Chinese Literature [A] superb translation: faithful to the original, graceful yet also lively and delightful. Choice»