Lao She in London

by Anne Witchard

'London is blacker than lacquer' Lao She remains revered as one of China's great modern writers. His life and work have been the subject of volumes of critique, analysis and study. However, the four years the young aspiring writer spent in London between 1924 and 1929 have largely been overlooked. Dr Anne Witchard, a specialist in the modernist milieu of London between the wars, reveals Lao She's encounter with British high modernism and literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888139606
• ISBN13: 9789888139606
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 6.9"