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  1. Why fiction matters in contemporary China
    Author: Wang, David Der-Wei
    Published: [2020]; © 2020
    Publisher:  Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachussetts

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping contemporary Chinese citizens understand themselves and their nation. Where history fails to address the consequences of man-made and natural atrocities, David Der-wei Wang argues, fiction arises to bear witness to the immemorial and unforeseeable. Beginning by examining President Xi Jinping's call in 2013 to "tell the good China story," Wang illuminates how contemporary Chinese cultural politics have taken a "fictional turn," which can trace its genealogy to early modern times. He does so by addressing a series of discourses by critics within China, including Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, and Shen Congwen, as well as critics from the West such as Arendt, Benjamin, and Deleuze. Wang highlights the variety and vitality of fictional works from China as well as the larger Sinophone world, ranging from science fiction to political allegory, erotic escapade to utopia and dystopia. The result is an insightful account of contemporary China, one that affords countless new insights and avenues for understanding"--

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781684580279; 9781684580262
    Series: The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University
    Subjects: Chinese fiction; Chinese fiction; Literature and society
    Scope: ix, 220 Seiten
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  2. Why fiction matters in contemporary China
    Author: Wang, David Der-Wei
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachusetts

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping... more

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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping contemporary Chinese citizens understand themselves and their nation. Where history fails to address the consequences of man-made and natural atrocities, David Der-wei Wang argues, fiction arises to bear witness to the immemorial and unforeseeable. Beginning by examining President Xi Jinping's call in 2013 to "tell the good China story," Wang illuminates how contemporary Chinese cultural politics have taken a "fictional turn," which can trace its genealogy to early modern times. He does so by addressing a series of discourses by critics within China, including Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, and Shen Congwen, as well as critics from the West such as Arendt, Benjamin, and Deleuze. Wang highlights the variety and vitality of fictional works from China as well as the larger Sinophone world, ranging from science fiction to political allegory, erotic escapade to utopia and dystopia. The result is an insightful account of contemporary China, one that affords countless new insights and avenues for understanding"--

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781684580279; 9781684580262
    RVK Categories: EG 9526 ; EG 9527
    Series: The Mandel lectures in the humanities at Brandeis University
    Subjects: Literatur
    Other subjects: Chinese fiction / 20th century / History and criticism; Chinese fiction / 21st century / History and criticism; Literature and society / China / History / 20th century; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics; Chinese fiction; Literature and society; China; 1900-2099; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
    Scope: ix, 220 Seiten
    Notes:

    Tell the Good China Story -- The Aliens Are Coming -- Fiction as Transgression -- Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: Fiction as Transmigration -- The Beam of Darkness: Fiction as Transillumination -- The Monster That Is Fiction
  3. Why fiction matters in contemporary China
    Author: Wang, David Der-Wei
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachusetts

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld
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    YN155 W246
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    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping contemporary Chinese citizens understand themselves and their nation. Where history fails to address the consequences of man-made and natural atrocities, David Der-wei Wang argues, fiction arises to bear witness to the immemorial and unforeseeable. Beginning by examining President Xi Jinping's call in 2013 to "tell the good China story," Wang illuminates how contemporary Chinese cultural politics have taken a "fictional turn," which can trace its genealogy to early modern times. He does so by addressing a series of discourses by critics within China, including Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, and Shen Congwen, as well as critics from the West such as Arendt, Benjamin, and Deleuze. Wang highlights the variety and vitality of fictional works from China as well as the larger Sinophone world, ranging from science fiction to political allegory, erotic escapade to utopia and dystopia. The result is an insightful account of contemporary China, one that affords countless new insights and avenues for understanding"--

     
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  4. Why fiction matters in contemporary China
    Author: Wang, David Der-Wei
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachusetts

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping... more

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    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping contemporary Chinese citizens understand themselves and their nation. Where history fails to address the consequences of man-made and natural atrocities, David Der-wei Wang argues, fiction arises to bear witness to the immemorial and unforeseeable. Beginning by examining President Xi Jinping's call in 2013 to "tell the good China story," Wang illuminates how contemporary Chinese cultural politics have taken a "fictional turn," which can trace its genealogy to early modern times. He does so by addressing a series of discourses by critics within China, including Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, and Shen Congwen, as well as critics from the West such as Arendt, Benjamin, and Deleuze. Wang highlights the variety and vitality of fictional works from China as well as the larger Sinophone world, ranging from science fiction to political allegory, erotic escapade to utopia and dystopia. The result is an insightful account of contemporary China, one that affords countless new insights and avenues for understanding"--

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781684580279; 9781684580262
    RVK Categories: EG 9526 ; EG 9527
    Series: The Mandel lectures in the humanities at Brandeis University
    Subjects: Literatur
    Other subjects: Chinese fiction / 20th century / History and criticism; Chinese fiction / 21st century / History and criticism; Literature and society / China / History / 20th century; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics; Chinese fiction; Literature and society; China; 1900-2099; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
    Scope: ix, 220 Seiten
    Notes:

    Tell the Good China Story -- The Aliens Are Coming -- Fiction as Transgression -- Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: Fiction as Transmigration -- The Beam of Darkness: Fiction as Transillumination -- The Monster That Is Fiction
  5. Why fiction matters in contemporary China
    Author: Wang, David Der-Wei
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachusetts

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping... more

    Location:
    Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld
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    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping contemporary Chinese citizens understand themselves and their nation. Where history fails to address the consequences of man-made and natural atrocities, David Der-wei Wang argues, fiction arises to bear witness to the immemorial and unforeseeable. Beginning by examining President Xi Jinping's call in 2013 to "tell the good China story," Wang illuminates how contemporary Chinese cultural politics have taken a "fictional turn," which can trace its genealogy to early modern times. He does so by addressing a series of discourses by critics within China, including Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, and Shen Congwen, as well as critics from the West such as Arendt, Benjamin, and Deleuze. Wang highlights the variety and vitality of fictional works from China as well as the larger Sinophone world, ranging from science fiction to political allegory, erotic escapade to utopia and dystopia. The result is an insightful account of contemporary China, one that affords countless new insights and avenues for understanding"--

     
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  6. Why fiction matters in contemporary China
    Author: Wang, David Der-Wei
    Published: [2020]; © 2020
    Publisher:  Brandeis University Press, Waltham, Massachussetts

    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
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    10 A 117181
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    Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg
    Signature:
    GE 2021/1550
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    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
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    3: b80 w1
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    Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS), Abteilung Ostasien
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    PL2443.W364 W49 2020
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    "Contemporary discussions of China tend to focus on politics and economics, giving Chinese culture little if any attention. Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China offers a corrective, revealing the crucial role that fiction plays in helping contemporary Chinese citizens understand themselves and their nation. Where history fails to address the consequences of man-made and natural atrocities, David Der-wei Wang argues, fiction arises to bear witness to the immemorial and unforeseeable. Beginning by examining President Xi Jinping's call in 2013 to "tell the good China story," Wang illuminates how contemporary Chinese cultural politics have taken a "fictional turn," which can trace its genealogy to early modern times. He does so by addressing a series of discourses by critics within China, including Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, and Shen Congwen, as well as critics from the West such as Arendt, Benjamin, and Deleuze. Wang highlights the variety and vitality of fictional works from China as well as the larger Sinophone world, ranging from science fiction to political allegory, erotic escapade to utopia and dystopia. The result is an insightful account of contemporary China, one that affords countless new insights and avenues for understanding"--

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781684580279; 9781684580262
    Series: The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University
    Subjects: Chinese fiction; Chinese fiction; Literature and society
    Scope: ix, 220 Seiten
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index