Contemporary Chinese Literature: From the Cultural Revolution to the Future

by Yibing Huang

Book Overview

This book offers a case study of four of the most influential contemporary Chinese writers and 'cultural bastards' - Duoduo, an underground 'misty' poet; Wang Shuo, a 'hooligan' writer; Zhang Chengzhi, an old 'Red Guard' and new 'cultural heretic'; and Wang Xiaobo, a chronicler of Rabelaisian modern history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134953840X
• ISBN13: 9781349538409
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"