| Description |
1 online resource (189 pages) |
| Series |
RAS China in Shanghai series |
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RAS China in Shanghai series of China Monographs.
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| Contents |
Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Mu Shiying: An Appreciation of His Life, Times and Works; 1. The Man Who Was Treated as a Plaything; 2. Five in a Nightclub; 3. Craven 'A'; 4. Night; 5. Shanghai Fox-trot; 6. Black Peony; Index |
| Summary |
Being assassinated in 1940, Mu Shiying, the Shanghai's 'Literary Comet', was one of China's pioneer modernist writers. This book includes translations of six short stories written by Mu: ""The Man Who Was Treated as a Plaything"", ""Five in a Nightclub"", ""Craven 'A'"", ""Night"", ""Shanghai Fox-trot"" and ""Black Peony"". Each story focuses on Mu's key obsessions: the pleasurable yet anxiety-ridden social and sexual relationships in the modern city, and the decadent maelstrom of consumption and leisure epitomized by the dance hall and nightclub. The stories are full of fun and excitement and |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mu, Shiying -- Translations into English
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Mu, Shiying
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Mu, Shiying fast |
| Subject |
Authors, Chinese -- 20th century -- Biography
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Authors, Chinese
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Shanghai (China) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
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| Subject |
China -- Shanghai
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Biographies
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Fiction
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Translations
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789888268344 |
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9888268341 |
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9789888208142 |
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9888208144 |
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