Shanghai Express : : A Thirties Novel / / Zhang Henshui.
In this suspenseful tale of seduction and deception, a wealthy banker is smitten by an alluring young woman while traveling aboard the express train from Beijing to Shanghai. A consummate storyteller and one of the most popular novelists of his day, Zhang Henshui sweeps us on board with them and tak...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1997] ©1997 |
| Year of Publication: | 1997 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. Off in a Corner all Alone
- 2. Relatives Met by Chance
- 3. Bewitched
- 4. A Typical Passenger in the Second-Class Sleeper
- 5. Some Confusion with Regard to Status
- 6. Middle of the Night in Third Class
- 7. Everyone Ill at Ease
- 8. Those Who Ask for Help Are Also Willing to Give It
- 9. Honeyed Words
- 10. A Bit High
- 11. While Crossing the River at Pookow
- 12. Wine, Women, and Song
- 13. So, She Was a Crook!
- 14. Soochow Again
- Translator’s Afterword
- A Note on the Translation