Routledge Companion to Jia Pingwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xiaoming, Chen.

Contributor:

Xiaoqin, Zhang.

Series:

Chinese Literature Series from a Global Perspective Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

This edited volume brings together global perspectives on the works of Jia Pingwa (1952-), one of the most important writers of contemporary China. It aims to promote dialogue on contemporary Chinese literature between the Chinese- and English-speaking academic communities.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Chapter 1 A Short Biography of Jia Pingwa

Part I Overview of Research on Jia Pingwa

Chapter 2 Research on Jia Pingwa in China

Chapter 3 The Study on the Spread and Influence of Jia Pingwa's Works Outside of China

Chapter 4 Translation and Studies of Jia Pingwa's Works in the English-Speaking World

Part II Research on Jia Pingwa

Chapter 5 The Descriptive Art of Jia Pingwa's Works

Chapter 6 Preface to Jia Pingwa's Essay Moontrace

Chapter 7 Shangzhou: Jia Pingwa's World of Novel

Chapter 8 The Aestheticization of Life-An Analysis of Jia Pingwa's Personality and Temperament

Chapter 9 The Struggle of the Soul-An Analysis of Ruined City

Chapter 10 An Informal Discussion on Ruined City

Chapter 11 An Analysis of Jia Pingwa

Chapter 12 People and Culture: The Pursuit of "Countrymen"-A Comparative Research on Works of Shen Congwen and Jia Pingwa

Chapter 13 Concern and Worry about Contemporary China-A Review of Jia Pingwa's Novel, The Earthen Gate

Chapter 14 The Literary Significance of Jia Pingwa

Chapter 15 An Analysis of Jia Pingwa's Literary Creation

Chapter 16 Concern of Survival-An Analysis of Jia Pingwa's Psychological Landscape and Personality

Chapter 17 Rereading Ruined City

Chapter 18 Honoring the Soul, Contemplating Life-An Analysis of Jia Pingwa, Qin Opera and Its Narrative Ethics

Chapter 19 The Literary Prowess of Jia Pingwa

Chapter 20 An Analysis of Zhuang Zhidie

Chapter 21 The Narrative of Violence and Lyrical Style-An Analysis of Jia Pingwa's Old Kiln and Other Works

Chapter 22 A Disciple of Nature-An Analysis of Jia Pingwa's Literary Perspective

Chapter 23 Jia Pingwa's Affinity for Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting.

Chapter 24 Through My Eyes: Jia Pingwa

Chapter 25 He Writes "In Wolf Skin"-Looking at Jia Pingwa's "Turn" from Cherish the Memory of the Wolf

Chapter 26 Who Is Awake When Laosheng Dreams of Butterfly-Jia Pingwa's Laosheng

Chapter 27 Jia Pingwa and the Formation of Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Novels

Chapter 28 Beyond or Behind the Blankness-Notes of Reading Jia Pingwa's Blankness

Chapter 29 Birth and Death of Countless "Thoughts"-An Analysis of Shanben

Chapter 30 The Second Turning Point on Jia Pingwa's Creative Road

Appendix: Chronology of Jia Pingwa's Creations (1973-2018)

Afterword

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-04-036250-8

1-003-63044-8

1-04-036247-8

9781003630449

OCLC:

1523374097