Selected Stories of Xiao Hong

by Hong Xiao, Howard Goldblatt (Translator)

Overview

This collection includes some of Xiao Hong's most famous short stories, such as "On the Oxcart," "Spring in a Small Town," "The Family Outsider," "Flight from Danger," "Vague Expectations," "The Bridge," and "Hands."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789629960148
Publisher:	Chinese University Press, The
Publication date:	06/22/2005
Series:	Bilingual Series in Modern Chinese Literature Series
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	450
Sales rank:	344,085
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

One of the most renowned writers in China during the 1930s, Xiao Hong published her first novel when she was only 24, and her talent was quickly recognized by Lu Xun, who wrote a preface for her work. This established her position in modern Chinese literature. She wrote many works, including novels, essays, and poetry. She died in Hong Kong in 1942 at the age of only 31.

Howard Goldblatt is a renowned Sinologist and translator, now teaching at the Department of East Asian Languages, University of Colorado at Boulder. He has translated many works of famous Chinese contemporary authors and has written a biography of Xiao Hong.