Nanjing 1937 : a love story / Ye Zhaoyan ; translated with an introduction by Michael Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ye, Zhaoyan, 1957-

Contributor:

Berry, Michael, 1974-

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Weatherhead books on Asia

Standardized Title:

Yi jiu san qi nian di ai qing. English

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Ye, Zhaoyan, 1957---Translations into English.

Ye, Zhaoyan.

Ye, Zhaoyan, 1957-.

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

viii, 355 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2002]

Language Note:

Translated from the Chinese.

Summary:

The Chinese edition of "Nanjing 1937" was among the best-selling works of fiction in China, embraced by critics as a masterpiece of contemporary Chinese literature. Masterfully translated and introduced by Michael Berry, this modern classic of historical fiction is now available to English-speaking readers. Set on the eve of the Rape of Nanjing, the book tells the story of Ding Wenyu, a spoiled, narcissistic, decadent teacher who, though married, has spent most of his life mired in drink and debauchery. He falls headlong in love with a much younger woman, Ren Yuyuan, on the day of her wedding to a handsome young fighter pilot. Transformed by his emotions, Ding abandons his hedonism and pursues Yuyuan with daily love letters that are never answered.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0231127545

OCLC:

49226313