Realism and Allegory in the Early Fiction of Mao Tun

Mao Tun was indisputably one of the best novelists of twentieth-century China. Perhaps because his struggle to establish himself took place during the most volatile years of the Revolution, his best work has an elemental force that is rare in Chinese fiction, politically committed or otherwise. Yu-s...

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Main Author: Chen, Yu-shih (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Indiana University Press 1986
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