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Imprint: Penguin Classics
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Published: 27/04/2006
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ISBN: 9780141187860
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Length: 448 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 129mm
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Weight: 326g
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RRP: £11.99
Fortress Besieged
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Qian Zhongshu
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Jonathan Spence (Introducer)
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.
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Imprint: Penguin Classics
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Published: 27/04/2006
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ISBN: 9780141187860
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Length: 448 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 129mm
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Weight: 326g
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RRP: £11.99
