Written on water
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781681375762, 1681375761
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Status
Vineyard Haven Public Library - New
895.14 ZHA
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895.14 ZHA
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2023].
Language
English
ISBN
9781681375762, 1681375761
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"Eileen Chang is one of the most celebrated and influential modern Chinese novelists and cultural critics of the twentieth century. First published in 1945, and just as beloved as her fiction in the Chinese-speaking world, Written on Water collects Chang's reflections on art, literature, war, urban culture, and her own life as a writer and woman, set amidst the sights and sounds of wartime Shanghai and Hong Kong. In a style at once meditative and vibrant, Chang writes of friends, colleagues, and teachers turned soldiers or wartime volunteers, and her own experiences as a part-time nurse. She also reflects on Chinese cinema, the aims of the writer, and the popularity of the Peking Opera. Chang engages the reader with her sly and sophisticated humor, conversational voice, and intense fascination with the subtleties of everyday lie. In her examination of Shanghai food, culture, and fashions, she not only reveals, but also upends prevalent attitudes toward women, presenting a portrait of a daring and cosmopolitan woman bent on questioning pieties and enjoying the pleasures of modernity, even as the world convulses in war and a revolution looms"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zhang, A., Jones, A. F., & Huang, X. (2023). Written on water . New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zhang, Ailing, Andrew F., Jones and Xincun Huang. 2023. Written On Water. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zhang, Ailing, Andrew F., Jones and Xincun Huang. Written On Water New York Review Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zhang, Ailing,, Andrew F. Jones, and Xincun Huang. Written On Water New York Review Books, 2023.
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