Born of the Same Roots Stories of Modern Chinese Women / edited by Vivian Ling Hsu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ling, Vivian., Editor.

Contributor:

Ling, Vivian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--China--Social life and customs--Fiction.

Women.

Chinese fiction--20th century--Translations into English.

Chinese fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 308 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indiana University Press 1981

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1981.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The problems, struggles, and triumphs of twentieth-century Chinese women are the subject of the nineteen short stories of this anthology. Spanning over fifty years of Chinese history, these works reflect a period of tumultuous upheaval, national division, and radical social change. The contemporary writers represented, both the prominent and the little known, come from the People's Republic of China and from Taiwan; a few are immigrants to the United States. All the stories focus on the personal and social aspects of women's lives, without imposing solutions to the negative situations exposed. Those stories written in the PRC (where the Communist regime's control over literature has been absolute) are perhaps an exception to the rule, since they do not so much depict reality as hold up for emulation a model of ideal behavior.

Contents:

Caterpillar / Lao She

Two women / Wu Tsu-hsiang

On the Oxcart / Hsiao Hung

Garbage cleaner / Lo Hua-sheng

West wind ; Chang Sao / Ping Hsin

Little Liu / Ling Shu-hua

Parting / Tʻien Tʻao

At the precipice / Teng Yu-mei

Spring is just around the corner / Tsʻao Ming

Rain / Ai Wu

Corduroy / Hsi Jung

Old team captain welcomes a bride / Sung Shun-kʻang

A day in Pleasantville / Pai Hsien-yung

Nightfall / Yü Li-hau

A rose in June / Ch'en Ying-chen

Born of the same roots / Yang Chʻing chʻu

May he return soon / Wang Tʻo

My friend Ai Fen / Chen Jo-hsi.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Bibliography: p. 305-308.

ISBN:

0-253-05170-3

OCLC:

1259584067

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access