A Tower for the Summer Heat

A Tower for the Summer Heat - Translations from the Asian Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 pre-modern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing with Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780231113847
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 895.1348
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 258
Weight: 270g
Height: 203mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 19mm