Fortress Besieged

von Qian Zhongshu

448 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, Fortress Besieged recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family's expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang's life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties - while when he does finally make it home, he obtains a teaching post at a newly established university, encounters effete pseudo-intellectuals, and falls into a marriage of disastrous proportions. A glorious tale of love, marriage, war, calamity, disillusionment and hope, this is one of the greatest Chinese novels: combining Eastern philosophy, Western traditions, adventure, tragicomedy and satire to create a unique feast of delights.

• Reihe: Penguin Classics
• ISBN: 9780141187860
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2006
• Größe: 197 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Red Fox Picture Books
• Übersetzung: Jeanne Kelly