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| Author | Han Shaogong |
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| Original title | 马桥词典 |
| Translator | Julia Lovell |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Novel |
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| Publication place | China |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp (Eng. trans. edition) |
| ISBN | 0-231-12744-8 (Eng. trans. edition) |
| OCLC | 51294122 |
| 895.1/35 21 | |
| LC Class | PL2861.A662 M3613 2003 |
A Dictionary of Maqiao ( Chinese: 马桥词典; pinyin: Mǎqiáo Cídiǎn) is a novel written by Chinese writer Han Shaogong. [1] It was first published in 1996 and was translated into English by Julia Lovell in 2003. [1] Yazhou Zhoukan selected it as one of the top 100 greatest Chinese novels in the 20th century. [2]
The novel is set in Maqiao, a village in Hunan province, China. It is written in the form of a dictionary, or more accurately, encyclopedia. It collects 115 ‘articles’ on Maqiao village life from the perspective of a young student sent there by the Down to the Countryside Movement. These ‘articles’ cohere into a story.[ citation needed]
After the book was published, some critics claimed that was an imitation of Milorad Pavić's novel, Dictionary of the Khazars. [3] The author, Han Shaogong, claimed never to have read Pavić's work. [3] He brought a defamation case against the critics and won this case in 1999 at Haikou. [3]
References
- ^ a b "A Dictionary of Maqiao by Han Shaogong". Random House. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ Donna Kilgore (2008). "Han Shaogong". In Michael Sollars; Arbolina Llamas Jennings (eds.). The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel: 1900 to the Present. pp. 340–341. ISBN 1438108362.
- ^ a b c Paola Iovene (2002). "Authenticity, Postmodernity, and Translation: The Debates around Han Shaogong's Dictionary of Maqiao" (PDF). Aion.
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| Author | Han Shaogong |
|---|---|
| Original title | 马桥词典 |
| Translator | Julia Lovell |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Novel |
| Published |
|
| Publication place | China |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp (Eng. trans. edition) |
| ISBN | 0-231-12744-8 (Eng. trans. edition) |
| OCLC | 51294122 |
| 895.1/35 21 | |
| LC Class | PL2861.A662 M3613 2003 |
A Dictionary of Maqiao ( Chinese: 马桥词典; pinyin: Mǎqiáo Cídiǎn) is a novel written by Chinese writer Han Shaogong. [1] It was first published in 1996 and was translated into English by Julia Lovell in 2003. [1] Yazhou Zhoukan selected it as one of the top 100 greatest Chinese novels in the 20th century. [2]
The novel is set in Maqiao, a village in Hunan province, China. It is written in the form of a dictionary, or more accurately, encyclopedia. It collects 115 ‘articles’ on Maqiao village life from the perspective of a young student sent there by the Down to the Countryside Movement. These ‘articles’ cohere into a story.[ citation needed]
After the book was published, some critics claimed that was an imitation of Milorad Pavić's novel, Dictionary of the Khazars. [3] The author, Han Shaogong, claimed never to have read Pavić's work. [3] He brought a defamation case against the critics and won this case in 1999 at Haikou. [3]
References
- ^ a b "A Dictionary of Maqiao by Han Shaogong". Random House. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ^ Donna Kilgore (2008). "Han Shaogong". In Michael Sollars; Arbolina Llamas Jennings (eds.). The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel: 1900 to the Present. pp. 340–341. ISBN 1438108362.
- ^ a b c Paola Iovene (2002). "Authenticity, Postmodernity, and Translation: The Debates around Han Shaogong's Dictionary of Maqiao" (PDF). Aion.
External links
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