Fall 2003

CHI 340 • Modern Chinese Literature

Texts

I. Short stories and literary essays (English translations of most of the stories are available in Lau, Joseph S. M., C. T. Hsia, and Leo Ou-fan Lee eds. Modern Chinese Stories and Novellas 1919-1949) Lu Xun: Prefact to Call to Arms; Madman’s Diary; Kung I-chi; Medicine Zhu Ziqing: Shadow of Father’s Back Shen Congwen: Hisao-hsiao; Quiet Mao Dun: Spring Silkworms Wu Zuxiag: Fan Village; Young Master Gets His Tonic Ding Ling: Miss Sophia’s Diary Xiao Hong: On the Oxcart; Hands Xiao Jun: Goats Zhang Ailing: The Golden Cangue; Shame, A-mah! Zhao Shuli: Lucky Lu Ling: Coffin II. Excerpts from novels: Lao She: Camel Xiangzi Ba Jin: Family Mao Dun: Midnight Zhang Ailing: Rice Sprouts Song Ding Ling: The Sun Shines Over the Sanggan River

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