Cambria Press Publication Review: Chinese Avant-garde Fiction
Congratulations to Professor Zhansui Yu on the outstanding review of his book, Chinese Avant-garde Fiction: Quest for Historicity and Transcendent Truth, in China Quarterly.
The book review notes:
“The experimental literary production of the People’s Republic of China during the 1980s, which was freed from many of the aesthetic strictures of the Mao era, deserves more scholarly attention. Zhansui Yu’s monograph aims to help fill this gap by focusing on the avant-garde fiction of Su Tong, Yu Hua and Ge Fei. … This is one of few monographs on Chinese literature that features a sustained engagement with the thought of Martin Heidegger … He convincingly makes the case that the common themes between these writers warrant a collective analysis for them. Yu’s painstakingly thorough reading and research will reward those seeking a broad introduction to the wide oeuvre of these three writers. As such, the chapters serve as a suitable catalyst for debate and discussion in university classes that cover these authors, as many of their works have been translated. For Chinese scholars curious about the thought of Heidegger, this book provides a handy and useful introduction.”
This book is part of the Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania).
Title: Chinese Avant-garde Fiction: Quest for Historicity and Transcendent Truth
Author: Zhansui Yu
Publisher: Cambria Press
ISBN: 9781604979688
252 pp. | 2017 | Hardback & E-book
Book Webpage: http://www.cambriapress.com/books/9781604979688.cfm