UID:
edocfu_9959899286502883
Format:
1 online resource (272 p.)
ISBN:
9780824864262
Content:
In this suspenseful tale of seduction and deception, a wealthy banker is smitten by an alluring young woman while traveling aboard the express train from Beijing to Shanghai. A consummate storyteller and one of the most popular novelists of his day, Zhang Henshui sweeps us on board with them and takes us through train stations and back and forth between first, second, and third class cars, evoking the smells of this microcosm of the urban world. We see what various travelers wear; we hear their conversations; we feel the chill or the warmth of each car; we detect a trace of perfume in one, pickled vegetables and greasy meats in another. Here is popular Chinese fiction at its best. Shanghai Express was considered "entertainment" fiction and was enormously popular in the 1930s. William Lyell’s sparkling translation at last allows an English-reading audience to share in the fun.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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1. Off in a Corner all Alone --
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2. Relatives Met by Chance --
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3. Bewitched --
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4. A Typical Passenger in the Second-Class Sleeper --
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5. Some Confusion with Regard to Status --
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6. Middle of the Night in Third Class --
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7. Everyone Ill at Ease --
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8. Those Who Ask for Help Are Also Willing to Give It --
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9. Honeyed Words --
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10. A Bit High --
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11. While Crossing the River at Pookow --
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12. Wine, Women, and Song --
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13. So, She Was a Crook! --
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14. Soochow Again --
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Translator’s Afterword --
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A Note on the Translation
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780824864262
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824864262
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824864262
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