Fortress Besieged, Men, Beasts And Ghosts/Anthology of Qian Zhongshu (Chinese Edition) - Softcover

Qian Zhong Shu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 7108033070 ISBN 13: 9787108033079

Publisher: SDX Joint Publishing Company, 2009

Synopsis

Mr. Qian Zhongshu is famous Chinese contemporary scholar and writer. His works, such as On The Art of Poetry, Fortress Besieged and Guan Zhui Bian have become the significant academic and literature classics in the 20th century. To comprehensively show the academic thoughts and literature accomplishments of Mr. Qian Zhongshu, with authorization of the author, Sanlian Bookstore edited this set of Collection of Qian Zhongshu.

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About the Author:

Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 December 19, 1998) was a Chinese literary scholar and writer, known for his wit and erudition. He is best known for his satirical novel Fortress Besieged. His works of non-fiction are characterised by their large amount of quotations in both Chinese and Western languages (including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Latin). He also played an important role in digitizing Chinese classics late in his life. Qian Zhongshu was one of the Chinese authors best known to the Western world. Besides being one of the great masters of written vernacular Chinese in the 20th century, Qian was also one of the last authors to produce substantial works in classical Chinese.

Review:

There is no doubt that Qian Zhongshu has extraordinary memory. He skills in a number of languages, he can recite numerous poetry and literature. The classics are at his fingertips, and he can always hit the nail when explain them. Compared with those outwardly strong but inwardly weak academic super boy or super girl on TV, there is a whole world of difference. --Golden Eagle Networks

Qian Zhongshu is rich in knowledge and endowed with extraordinary talents, he is honoured as a profound scholar and ""the cultural Kunlun Mountain"". --Qianjiang Evening News

About this edition

• Publisher: SDX Joint Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 7108033070
• ISBN 13: 9787108033079
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 548