Stubborn Weeds : Popular and Controversial Chinese Literature After the Cultural Revolution / / edited by Perry Link.

• TeilnehmendeR: Link, E. Perry 1944-
• Place / Publishing House: Bloomington : : Indiana University Press,, 1983.; ©1983.
• Year of Publication: 1983
• Language: English; Chinese
• Series: [Chinese literature in translation]
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource 292 pages.)

The literature of the People's Republic of China became livelier and more varied during the "thaw" of 1979-80 than at any other time since the revolution. Perry Link, who lived in China during that period, has assembled the most representative examples, as well as those of most interest to Western readers, of "stubborn weeds"—the writing that would not die in spite of the pressures of the Cultural Revolution. The volume indicates fiction, drama, poetry, and such popular performing arts as comedians' dialogues and clappertales. The writers range from the prize-winning JiangZilong, to the controversial Bai Hua, to university students who wrote under pseudonymns in unofficial publications. In addition to exposing the injustices of the Cultural Revolution, the writers touch on previously heretical topics such as homosexuality, poverty, and the corruption of the regime. Perry Link's informative introductions trace the byzantine twists and turns in contemporary China and place them in a societal context. Because of its rich reflection of Chinese realities, Stubborn Weeds will interest sociologists and political scientists as well as literary scholars and general readers, who will welcome these authentic views.

Table of Contents

Introduction : On the mechanics of the control of literature in China / Perry Link -- [Short stories] -- The girl who seemed to understand / Liu Zhen -- Nightmare-notes from a mother's hand / Xu Hui -- Maple / Zheng Yi -- What should I do? / Chen Guokai -- Cries from death row / Jin Yanhua and Wang Jingquan -- A bundle of letters / Bai Hua -- Foundation / Jiang Zilong -- Two stories from the unofficial press: The little egg girl / Xiao Yi. The sea does not belong to us / An Dong -- [Poetry] -- The petitioner and his dependents / Gong Liu -- A short stop. One generation. Curve. Feeling. A walk in the rain / Gu Cheng -- "?.!". Perhaps / Shu Ting -- Two cents / Feng Yu -- The new face of Judas / Huang Yongyu -- Desert scenes / Wang Zhongcai -- Discontent / Luo Gengye -- Blossoms on a frosted pane / He Xianquan -- Lost identity. Thinking of you on New Year's Eve. Temptation. Five sketches of student life. Street scene / Qiu Xiaolong -- [Drama] -- What if I really were? / ShaYexin, Li Schoucheng, and Yao Mingde -- [Popular performing arts] -- [Comedians' dialogues] -- Bureau chief bureau / Wei Qiping -- The multi-level hotel / Ma Ji -- The tyrant bids farewell to his mistress / Liu Ziyu -- [Fast clappertales] -- Interview in a Moscow Kindergarten. Who's the lucky one? / Liang Houmin -- [Shandong fast tales] -- The woolly sheep / Li Hongji -- 'Ear to the wind' and 'Endless tongue' / Cao Shuyun -- Think it over / Chen Jinbo and Liu Junquan.