Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia

Reality merges with illusion in this novel of northwestern China.

About the author

Xue Mo , the pen name of Chen Kaihong, was born in Liangzhou, Gansu province. The author of many works of fiction, poetry, and prose, he is a six-time winner of the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award and has been nominated three times for the Mao Dun Literature Prize. Fan Pen Li Chen is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors. Her previous translations include Journey of a Goddess: Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon and Marionette Plays from Northern China, both also published by SUNY Press.Fan Pen Li Chen is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors; Visions for the Masses: Chinese Shadow Plays from Shaanxi and Shanxi; and the editor and translator of Marionette Plays from Northern China, also published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Xue Mo
• Assisted by: Fan Pen Li Chen (Translation)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9781438494944
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9494-4
• No. of pages: 710
• Series: Excelsior Editions
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Fiction: general and literary, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, Relating to Buddhist people and groups, FICTION / Buddhist