Tower for the Summer Heat


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Description

Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike.

Author: Li Yu
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 09/25/1998
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.12w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9780231113854
ISBN10: 0231113854
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Literary Criticism | Asian | General
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
Patrick Hanan is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University. He is the translator of The Carnal Prayer Mat and author of several books, including The Invention of Li Yu and The Chinese Vernacular Story.