{"product_id":"the-russian-hero-in-modern-mau-sang-ng-9780887068812","title":"The Russian Hero in Modern Chinese Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Russian influence took root in the Chinese intellectual tradition that evolved after the Literary Revolution of 1917. When the Chinese communists turned to Russia for their inspiration they also accepted the Russian version of the novel's form and function in society. However, they did not accept it uncritically. Chinese understanding of the arts goes back for thousands of years and thus Chinese intellectuals brought their own kinds of tradition and intelligence to these new arts and political solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lucid study, the author demonstrates how Chinese writers, guided by Russian authors such as Chekhov, Turgenev, and Andreyev, created works of art that are both original and Chinese. However, he also shows that the familiar heroes of such famous novelists as Lu Xun, Yu Dafu, Mao Dun, and Ba Jin have a strong Russian flavor linked to prototypes in the Russian literary tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author depicts the fortune of Soviet literature and the fate of the intellectual hero in the People's Republic of China. He believes that the humanistic May Fourth intellectual tradition, which inspired enthusiasm for classical Russian literature, has been revived with the publication of works like Dai Houying's Man ah, Man! and Zhao Zhenkai's Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mau-Sang Ng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0887068812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887068812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mau-Sang Ng","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065228538111,"sku":"9780887068812","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be9501b7-6384-47c4-961c-622d698a1edb.jpg?v=1768673826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-russian-hero-in-modern-mau-sang-ng-9780887068812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}