Snake's Pillow and Other Stories

by Richard King, Lin Chu, Zhu Lin

Jiangnan, that part of east-central China watered by the Yangzi River, is the ironically Edenic setting for these six powerful tales of devotion, betrayal, and defilement. Zhu Lin, a uniquely angry female voice on China's literary scene, takes a particular interest in the plight of young women whose exceptional qualities condemn them to exploitation by men. No other contemporary Chinese writer renders the hostility of rural society toward women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824817168
• ISBN13: 9780824817169
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"