May 4th literature, anyone?
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1Choreocrat
Are there any fans of May 4th Chinese lit out there?
I am a fan of Lu Xun, Yu Dafu and Ba Jin, among others.
Does anyone know of an English translation of Ba Jin's Autumn and Spring? I haven't seen one anywhere, but the Chinese versions are still too difficult for me, and I would love to read more about the characters from Family.
I am a fan of Lu Xun, Yu Dafu and Ba Jin, among others.
Does anyone know of an English translation of Ba Jin's Autumn and Spring? I haven't seen one anywhere, but the Chinese versions are still too difficult for me, and I would love to read more about the characters from Family.
3Choreocrat
Nope, unfortunately, they're not the same thing. I have Autumn in Spring. Autumn and Spring are continuations of the story lines of Family, which I really like, and still think has relevance to modern China. Autumn in Spring is a short story, although it is on a similar topic - families interfering in their children's love life and the consequences for the children.
4kidsilkhaze
Darn. I've only read Family, so I wasn't sure... I'm excited to see that there's more about the characters, but my Chinese is rusty enough I don't think I could handle it in the orginal...
5Choreocrat
That's also my problem. I'm in China at the moment, and just got a copy of both Spring and Autumn in the one volume (less than Au$5), but it's too advanced and will probably sit on my bookshelf waiting to be glanced at when I feel daring and then returned to the shelf when I get disillusioned again.
BTW, I liked what I read of Ding Ling, Miss Sophie's Diary. It was a very interesting view of the way things worked in that period.
BTW, I liked what I read of Ding Ling, Miss Sophie's Diary. It was a very interesting view of the way things worked in that period.