Author: | Shen Congwen | ISBN: | 9781476774947 |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster | Publication: | May 6, 2014 |
Imprint: | Simon & Schuster | Language: | English |
Author: | Shen Congwen |
ISBN: | 9781476774947 |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
Publication: | May 6, 2014 |
Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
Language: | English |
Recollections of Western Hunan is a collection of the letters and essays of Chinese novelist Shen Congwen. Describing his childhood and life in Western Hunan between 1902 and 1937, this collection paints a vivid picture of both the idyllic beauty and turmoil of life in a province once known as the “bandit area,” a countryside shrouded in mystery, mysticism, and chaos.
Recollections of Western Hunan is a collection of the letters and essays of Chinese novelist Shen Congwen. Describing his childhood and life in Western Hunan between 1902 and 1937, this collection paints a vivid picture of both the idyllic beauty and turmoil of life in a province once known as the “bandit area,” a countryside shrouded in mystery, mysticism, and chaos.