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Red is Not the Only Color
Patricia Sieber
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Description for Red is Not the Only Color
Paperback. These stories introduce an emerging generation of women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong and Chen Xue. By presenting fiction from the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the collection deliberately maps the literary contours of same-sex intimacy in cultural rather than purely political terms. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
The first English-language anthology of its kind, Red Is Not the Only Color offers a window into the uncharted terrain of intimate relations between Chinese women. As urban China has undergone rapid transformation, same-sex relations have emerged as a significant, if previously neglected, touchstone for the exploration of the meaning of social change. The short fiction in this volume highlights tensions between tradition and modernization, family and state, art and commerce, love and sex. These stories introduce an emerging generation of acclaimed, and at times controversial, women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong, and Chen Xue. By presenting ... Read more
The first English-language anthology of its kind, Red Is Not the Only Color offers a window into the uncharted terrain of intimate relations between Chinese women. As urban China has undergone rapid transformation, same-sex relations have emerged as a significant, if previously neglected, touchstone for the exploration of the meaning of social change. The short fiction in this volume highlights tensions between tradition and modernization, family and state, art and commerce, love and sex. These stories introduce an emerging generation of acclaimed, and at times controversial, women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong, and Chen Xue. By presenting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Asian Voices
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742511385
SKU
V9780742511385
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Ref
99-15
About Patricia Sieber
Patricia Sieber is assistant professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University.
Reviews for Red is Not the Only Color
With so much deserving fiction awaiting translation, an anthology such as this one deserves gratitude.
China Quarterly
This book is a touching co-operative product among the editor and women writers and translators. The stories are well chosen, with a cultural complexity and diversity that is quite remarkable. The stories move by their intellectual depth and emotional maturity, without ... Read more
China Quarterly
This book is a touching co-operative product among the editor and women writers and translators. The stories are well chosen, with a cultural complexity and diversity that is quite remarkable. The stories move by their intellectual depth and emotional maturity, without ... Read more