Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused Fiction From Todays China редактор Говард Голдблатт

From Publishers Weekly In contrast to the utopian official literature of Communist China, the stories in this wide-ranging collection marshal wry humor, entangled sex, urban alienation, nasty village politics and frequent violence. Translated ably enough to keep up with the colloquial tone, most tales are told with straightforward familiarity, drawing readers into small communities and personal histories that are anything but heroic. "The Brothers Shu," by Su Tong (Raise the Red Lantern), is an urban tale of young lust and sibling rivalry in a sordid neighborhood around the ironically named Fragrant Cedar Street. That story's earthiness is matched by Wang Xiangfu's folksy "Fritter Hollow Chronicles," about peasants' vendettas and local politics, and by "The Cure," by Mo Yan (Red Sorghum; The Garlic Ballads), which details the fringe benefits of an execution. Personal alienation and disaffection are as likely to appear in stories with rural settings (Li Rui's "Sham Marriage") ...

Author: Янь Мо, Голдблатт Говард, Мэн Ван, Сюэ Цань, Фейю Би, Дуо Дуо, Жань Чэнь, Бэй Ай, Найцянь Цао, Ли Чи, Цунь Чэнь, Фэй Гэ, Ин Хун, Кун Цзешэн, Жуй Ли, Сяо Ли, Тяньшэн Ши, Сянфу Ван, Ян Чжэнгуан, Хуа Юй, Тун Су
Translator: Голдблатт Говард
Genre: Modern prose
Number of pages: 363
Reading time: 6 h. 3 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
Language: english
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