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While eroticism, exoticism, and esoteric minutiae-the "pornography" that earned the opprobrium of Chinese officials-pervade Ruined City, this tale of a famous contemporary writer's sexual and legal imbroglios is an incisive portrait of politics and culture in a rapidly changing China. In a narrative that ranges from political allegory to parody, Jia Pingwa tracks his antihero Zhuang Zhidie through progressively more involved and inevitably disappointing sexual liaisons. Set in a modern metropolis rife with power politics, corruption, and capitalist schemes, the novel evokes an unrequited romantic longing for China's premodern, rural past, even as unfolding events caution against the trap of nostalgia. Amid comedy and chaos, the author subtly injects his concerns about the place of intellectual seriousness, censorship, and artistic integrity in the changing conditions of Chinese society.
Rich with detailed description and vivid imagery, Ruined City transports readers into a world abounding with the absurdities and harshness of modern life.
While eroticism, exoticism, and esoteric minutiae-the "pornography" that earned the opprobrium of Chinese officials-pervade Ruined City, this tale of a famous contemporary writer's sexual and legal imbroglios is an incisive portrait of politics and culture in a rapidly changing China. In a narrative that ranges from political allegory to parody, Jia Pingwa tracks his antihero Zhuang Zhidie through progressively more involved and inevitably disappointing sexual liaisons. Set in a modern metropolis rife with power politics, corruption, and capitalist schemes, the novel evokes an unrequited romantic longing for China's premodern, rural past, even as unfolding events caution against the trap of nostalgia. Amid comedy and chaos, the author subtly injects his concerns about the place of intellectual seriousness, censorship, and artistic integrity in the changing conditions of Chinese society.
Rich with detailed description and vivid imagery, Ruined City transports readers into a world abounding with the absurdities and harshness of modern life.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 536 |
| Reihe: | Chinese Literature Today |
| ISBN-13: | 9780806151731 |
| ISBN-10: | 0806151730 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Jia Pingwa |
| Hersteller: |
University of Oklahoma Press
Chinese Literature Today |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 32 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jia Pingwa |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.11.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,861 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 536 |
| Reihe: | Chinese Literature Today |
| ISBN-13: | 9780806151731 |
| ISBN-10: | 0806151730 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Jia Pingwa |
| Hersteller: |
University of Oklahoma Press
Chinese Literature Today |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 32 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jia Pingwa |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.11.2017 |
| Gewicht: | 0,861 kg |
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