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Traditional Chinese Stories : Themes and Variations [Chinese Short Fiction, Literature]
by Y. W. Ma / Joseph S. M. Lau
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Clean Cond./Yes / Good
- ISBN 10
- 023104058X
- ISBN 13
- 9780231040587
- Seller
-
Ventura, California, United States
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About This Item
Some Foxing on a Few Beginning pages, Minor: New York Columbia University Press 1978, 1978. Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in Very Good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; and in a Good Dust Jacket with some egde wear and slight chipping. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself, or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Previous owner's name. Spanning the former Han Dynasty to the early Republican Years, these 61 selected stories represent the five major forms of Chinese fiction: pi-chi, ch'uan-ch'i, pien-wen, hua-pen, and kung-an. The book is ordered thematically. Each chapter is a different story type such as The Selfless Friend, The Ingrate, The Ghost Wife, The Reunited Couple, The Trickster, and The Judge. Each of 18 different story types contains between and 3 to 6 different stories.. Hard Back. Good Clean Cond./Yes / Good. Illus. by Illustrated Dust Jacket. Chinese Culture. Fiction Compilation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Pacific Book Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5029594
- Title
- Traditional Chinese Stories : Themes and Variations [Chinese Short Fiction, Literature]
- Author
- Y. W. Ma / Joseph S. M. Lau
- Illustrator
- Illustrated Dust Jacket
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Clean Cond.
- Jacket Condition
- Yes / Good
- ISBN 10
- 023104058X
- ISBN 13
- 9780231040587
- Publisher
- New York Columbia University Press 1978
- Place of Publication
- Some Foxing on a Few Beginning pages, Minor
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- Chinese Culture
- Keywords
- For centuries the Chinese referred to their fiction as hsiao-shuo, etymologically meaning "roadside gossip" or "small talk," and held it in low regard compared to classical poetry and drama. Not until the 20th century was the Chinese s
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Pacific Book Co.
Biblio member since 2003
Ventura, California
About Great Pacific Book Co.
Selling books online since 1994.
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