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Informationen zum Autor Shen Yanbing (1896-1981)! better known by the pen name Mao Dun ! was a member of the generation that created a truly vernacular Chinese literature in the early twentieth century. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949! he was named Minister of Culture. Madeleine Zelin is Professor of Chinese History and East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. She is the author of The Magistrate's Tael (California! 1984). Klappentext Rainbow chronicles the changing political and social climate of China during the early years of the twentieth century. Inspired by the iconoclasm of the 'May Fourth Movement! ' the heroine! Mei! embarks on a journey that takes her from the limitations of the traditional family to the discovery of the new! 'modern' values of individualism! sexual equality! and political responsibility. The novel moves with Mei from the conservative world of China's interior provinces down the Yangzi River to Shanghai! where she discovers the turbulent political environment of China's most modern city. Zusammenfassung Chronicles the political and social disruptions in China during the early years of the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Voices from Asia 1. Of Women! Outcastes! Peasants! and Rebels: A Selection of Bengali Short Stories. Translated and edited by Kalpana Bardhan. z. Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature. Translated and edited by Michael James Hutt. 3· Shoshaman: A Tale of Corporate japan. By Arai Shinya. Translated by Chieko Mulhern. 4· Rainbow. By Mao Dun. Translated by Madeleine Zelin. 5· Encounter. By Hahn Moo-Sook. Translated by Ok Young Kim Chang. 6. The Autobiography of Osugi Sakae. By Osugi Sakae. Translated by Byron K. Marshall. 7· A River Called Titash. By Adwaita Mallabarman. Translated and with an introduction by Kalpana Bardhan. 8. The Soil: A Portrait of Rural Life in Meiji]apan. By Nagatsuka fakashi. Translated by Ann Waswo. ...
