Fortress Besieged

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Fortress Besieged

Wydawnictwo: Penguin

ISBN: 978-01-4191-572-2

ISBN bez myślników: 9780141915722

Typ okładki: Softcover

Liczba stron: 448

Data wydania: 2025-12-10

Język: angielski (Wielka Brytania)

Fortress Besieged

Wydawnictwo: penguin_classics

ISBN: 978-01-4118-786-0

ISBN bez myślników: 9780141187860

Typ okładki: Softcover

Liczba stron: 448

Data wydania: 2006-04-27

Język: angielski (Wielka Brytania)

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Fortress Besieged

Zhongshu Qian

Pierwsze wydanie: 2006-04-27

Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, Fortress Besieged recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family's expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang's life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties - while when he does finally make it home, he obtains a teaching post at a newly established university, encounters effete pseudo-intellectuals, and falls into a marriage of disastrous proportions. A glorious tale of love, marriage, war, calamity, disillusionment and hope, this is one of the greatest Chinese novels: combining Eastern philosophy, Western traditions, adventure, tragicomedy and satire to create a unique feast of delights.