Modern Chinese Stories and Novellas, 1919-1949

New York: Columbia University Press, 1981. Large quarto in illus white wraps; xxvii, 578 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 26 cm; bibliographical references (pages 561-568) and index. Very good(+) to near fine(-) with remainder mark to bottom edge. . Paperback. ISBN: 0231042035

In English; Translations from the Chinese. Contents: K'ung I-chi; Medicine; My old home; The New Year's sacrifice; In the wine shop; Soap / Lu Hsün -- The merchant's wife; Yü-kuan / Hsü Ti-shan -- Rice; Solitude; Horse-bell melons; Autumn / Yeh Shao-chün -- Sinking / Yü Ta-fu -- Spring silkworms / Mao Tun -- An old tragedy in a new age / Lao She -- Embroidered pillows; The night of midautumn festival / Ling Shu-hua -- A slave-mother / Jou Shih -- Pai-tzu; Hsiao-hsiao; the lamp; Quiet; Three men and one woman / Shen Ts'ung-wen.; When I was in Hsia village; In the hospital / Ting Ling -- Nanny Yang; the general; Sinking low; Piglet and chickens / Pa Chin -- Lucky / Chao Shu-li -- The bulwark; Midautumn festival / Chang T'ien-i -- Goats / Hsiao Chün -- Young master gets his tonic; Let there be peace; Fan village / Wu Tsu-hsiang -- The inspiration; Souvenir / Ch'ien Chung-shu -- Hands; The family outsider / Hsiao Hung -- the faraway wind and sand; The rapid current of the muddy river / Tuan-mu Hung-liang -- The coffins / Lu Ling -- The golden cangue / Eileen Chang. Chinese fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English. Roman chinois -- 20e sic̈le -- Traductions anglaises. Roman anglais -- Traductions du chinois. Chinese fiction. Manners and customs. Chinese fiction -- 20th century. Fiction. Translations.1900-1999 China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. China; Social life and customs; Fiction; Chinese fiction; 20th century; Translations into English; Chinese fiction; Translations into English; 20th century