Subject: China--Social life and customs--Fiction

Contemporary Chinese Stories
AuthorLin Yutang 林語堂, 1895-1976Lao She 老舍, 1899-1966Zhang Tianyi 張天翼, 1906-1985Wang Chi-Chen, b. 1899
PlaceNew York
PublisherColumbia University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [M5]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfDir. Office Gallery
Call NumberPL3277.C768 Z416 1944
Descriptionix, [1], 242 p. ; 22 cm.
NoteContemporary Chinese Stories / translated by Chi-chen Wang.

Contents: The road, by Chang T'ien-yi -- The inside story, by Chang T’ien-yi -- A country boy withdraws from school, by Lao Hsiang -- Black Li and White Li, by Lao She -- The glasses, by Lao She -- Grandma takes charge, by Lao She -- The philanthropist, by Lao She -- Liu's court, by Lao She -- The puppet dead, by Pa Chin -- Night march, by Shen Ts'ung-wen -- Smile!, By Chang T’ien-yi -- Reunion, by Chang T'ien-yi -- Little sister, by Feng Wen-ping -- The helpmate, by Ling Shu-hua (Mrs. Ch'en T'ung-po) -- Spring silkworms, by Mao Dun -- "A true Chinese," by Mao Dun -- Mrs. Li's hair, by Yeh Shao-chün -- Neighbors, by Yeh Shao-chün -- What's the difference? By Lusin -- Peking street scene, by Lusin -- Yuchun, by Yang Chen-sheng -- Glossary -- Bibliographical note (p.[235]) -- Notes on the authors.

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LCCNa44-726
drowning of an old cat, and other stories
AuthorGoldblatt, Howard, 1939-Huang Chunming 黃春明, 1935-
PlaceBloomington, IN
PublisherIndiana University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [M5]
Edition1st Midland book ed.
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesChinese literature in translation
ShelfDir. Office Gallery
Call NumberPL2865.C56 A24 1980
Descriptionxiv, 270 p. ; 22 cm.
NoteThe drowning of an old cat, and other stories / by Hwang Chun-ming ; translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt.
Includes bibliographical references.

The fish.--The drowning of an old cat.--His son's big doll.--The gong.--Ringworms.--The taste of apples.--The two signpainters.--Sayonara, Tsai-chien (Zaijian).

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ISBN0253324521
LCCN80-7494
Execution of Mayor Yin, and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
AuthorGoldblatt, Howard, 1939-Chen Ruoxi 陳若曦, 1938-Ing, Nancy, fl. 1961-
PlaceBloomington, IN
PublisherIndiana University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
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Call NumberPZ4.E932 Z436 1978
Descriptionxxviii, 220 p. ; 22 cm.
NoteThe Execution of Mayor Yin, and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution / Chen Ruoxi ; translated from the Chinese by Nancy Ing and Howard Goldblatt.
The execution of Mayor Yin -- Chairman Mao is a rotten egg -- Night duty -- Residency check -- Ren Xiulan -- The big fish -- Geng Er in Peking -- Nixon's press corps.
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ISBN0253124751
LCCN78-1956
Fortress besieged. [Wei cheng 圍 城 . English]
AuthorQian Zhongshu 錢鍾書, 1910-1998Mao, Nathan K. 茅國權Kelly, Jeanne
PlaceBloomington, IN
PublisherIndiana University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [M5]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesChinese literature in translation
ShelfDir. Office Gallery
Call NumberPL2749.C8 W413 1979
Descriptionxxix, 377 p. ; 24 cm.
NoteFortress besieged / by Ch'ien Chung-shu ; translated by Jeanne Kelly and Nathan K. Mao.
Translation of Wei cheng 圍城.
Includes bibliographical notes and introduction.
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ISBN0-253-16518-0
LCCN78-24846
Lapse of time
AuthorWang Anyi 王安憶, 1954-
PlaceSan Francisco
PublisherChina Books & Periodicals
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesNew Chinese fiction
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Call NumberPL2919.A58 A28 1988
Descriptionix, 235 p. ; 23 cm.
NoteLapse of time / By Wang Anyi ; introduction by Jeffrey Kinkley.
Translated from the Chinese. Selected short stories.
New Chinese fiction--cover.

The destination -- And the rain patters on -- Life in a small courtyard -- The stage, a miniature world -- The base of the wall -- Between themselves -- Lapse of time -- Biographical note--My wall.

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ISBN0835120325
LCCN88-194994
Lu Xun xiaoshuoji cihui 魯迅小說集詞彙 = Lu Xün xiăo shuō jí, vocabulary : selected short stories of Lu Xün
AuthorLau, D. C. (Dim Cheuk) 劉殿爵Lu Xun 魯迅, 1881-1936
PlaceHong Kong 香港
PublisherChinese University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [M5]
Edition
LanguageChinese, English
TypeBook
Series
ShelfStacks
Call NumberPL2754.S5 A6 1979
Descriptionviii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note

Lu Xun xiaoshuoji cihui  魯迅小說集詞彙  = Lu Xün xiăo shuō jí, vocabulary : selected short stories of Lu Xün / translated by D.C. Lau.

Texts of Lu Xun's short stories in Chinese with English vocabulary, intended for English-reading learners of Chinese as an aid to Lu Xun's sometimes unclear phrases. Stories include: Kuangren riji -- Kong Yiji -- Yao -- Mingtian -- Yijian xiaoshi -- Toufa de gushi -- Fengbo -- Guxiang -- Zhufu -- Zai jiulou shang.

 

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ISBN9622011853 ; 9789622011854
LCCN81186420
Perfect Lady by Mistake and other Stories
AuthorFeng Menglong 馮夢龍, 1574-1646Dolby, William, fl. 1967-
PlaceLondon
PublisherP. Elek
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberPL2698.P373 F364 1976
Description183 p., [6] ℓ of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
NoteThe Perfect Lady by Mistake and other Stories / by Feng Menglong (1574-1646) ; translated with an introduction by William Dolby.
"Of the six stories in this vol., The perfect lady by mistake, and three other stories, are translated from the collection entitled Xingshi hengyan; the Li Bai is from Jingshi tongyan, and Yang Jiao is from Yushi mingyan. All three collections, commonly called "Sanyan," were edited and amplified by Feng Menglong."
Contents: The perfect lady by mistake -- Li Bai (Li Po), God in Exile, drunken drafts his "Letter to daunt the Barbarians" -- A joke over fifteen strings of cash brings uncanny disaster -- Two magistrates vie to marry an orphaned girl -- Yang Jiao throws away his life in fulfilment of a friendship -- On big tree slope a faithful tiger acts best man.
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ISBN0236400029
LCCN76-368198
Selected stories of Xiao Hong. [Xiao Hong xiaoshuo xuan 蕭紅小說選. English]
AuthorXiao Hong 蕭紅, 1911-1942Goldblatt, Howard, 1939-
PlaceBeijing 北京
PublisherChinese Literature
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition1st ed.
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesPanda books
ShelfDir. Office Gallery
Call NumberPL2740.N3 A23 1982
Description220 p. ; 18 cm.
NoteSelected stories of Xiao Hong / translated by Howard Goldblatt.
Colophon title in Chinese: Xiao Hong xiaoshuo xuan 蕭紅小說選.

Contents: The death of Wang Asao -- The bridge -- Hands -- On the oxcart -- The family outsider -- Flight from danger -- Vague expections -- North China -- Spring in a small town.

Keywords: Dongbei wenxuepai 東北文學派, Northeastern school of literature, Manchurian school of literature.

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LCCN84-247625r95
Spring silkworms, and other stories. [Chuncan 春蠺. English]
AuthorMao Dun 茅盾, 1896-1981Shapiro, Sidney 沙博理, 1915-
PlacePeking 北京
PublisherForeign Languages Press
CollectionBibl. Sinensis Soc. Iesu
Edition2d ed.
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfStacks
Call NumberPL2801.S775 M272 1979
Descriptioniii, 237 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
NoteSpring silkworms, and other stories / by Mao Dun ; translated by Sidney Shapiro.
Translation of: Chuncan 春蠺.
Contents: Spring silkworms -- Autumn harvest -- Winter Ruin -- Epitome -- The shop of the Lin family -- Wartime -- Big nose -- Second generation -- The bewilderment of Mr. Zhao -- "A true Chinese patriot" -- Frustration -- First morning at the office -- Great marsh district.
Colophon title: Chuncanji 春蠺集.
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The porcelain tower, or, Nine stories of China
AuthorSealy, T. H. (Thomas Henry), 1811-1895Leech, John, 1817-1864
PlaceLondon
PublisherRichard Bentley
CollectionBibl. Sinensis Soc. Iesu
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfRare Book Cabinet
Call NumberPR5349.S27 P6 1841
Descriptionxii, 297 p., [6] ℓ of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Note

The porcelain tower, or, Nine stories of China / compiled from original sources ; by "T. T. T." ; embellished by J. Leech.
Contents: Ho-Fi of the yellow girdle -- Kublai Khan -- Fashions in feet -- Hyson and Bohea -- The porcelain bath -- The Emperor Hwangte -- Marriage in a mask -- The student of Hanlan -- The feast of lanterns.

Reference: R.L. Wolff, 19th-cent. fiction, no. 6235. -- Block, A. Engl. novel, 210.
1842 ed. online at Internet Archive.
See also Hathi Trust.

 

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LCCN08-3381
Twentieth-century Chinese stories
AuthorHsia, C. T. (Chih-tsing) [Xia Zhiqing 夏志清], b. 1921
PlaceNew York
PublisherColumbia University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library [M5]
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesCompanions to Asian studies
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberPL2658.E8 1971
Descriptionxiv, 239 p. ; 23 cm.
NoteTwentieth-century Chinese stories / edited by C. T. Hsia, with the assistance of Joseph S. M. Lau.
Modern Chinese short stories by: Yu Dafu, Shen Congwen, Zhang Tianyi, Wu Zuxiang, Zhang Ailing, Nie Hualing, Shui Jing, Bai Xianyong.
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ISBN0231035896
LCCN72-173986