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.

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