{"product_id":"chinese-science-fiction-during-the-postmao-cultural-thaw-9781487508234","title":"Chinese Science Fiction during the PostMao","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late 1970s to the mid-1980s, a period commonly referred to as the post-Mao cultural thaw, was a key transitional phase in the evolution of Chinese science fiction. This period served as a bridge between science-popularization science fiction of the 1950s and 1960s and New Wave Chinese science fiction from the 1990s into the twenty-first century. \u003ci\u003eChinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the field of Chinese science fiction and its multimedia practice, analysing and assessing science fiction works by well-known writers such as Ye Yonglie, Zheng Wenguang, Tong Enzheng, and Xiao Jianheng, as well as the often-overlooked techscience fiction writers of the post-Mao thaw.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the socio-political and cultural dynamics of science-related Chinese literature during this period, Hua Li combines close readings of original Chinese literary texts with literary analysis informed by scholarship on science fiction as a genre, Chinese literary history, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chinese Science Fiction during the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw should be commended for its innovative approach to China’s literary and cultural history.\" -- Yingying Huang, Lafayette College * \u003cem\u003eModern Chinese Literature and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Li provides well-researched historical, comparative literary, and national policy contexts, and she explains tie-ins of fiction, comics, and small- and large-screen media productions.\" -- J. C. Kinkley, Portland State University * \u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a solid, rich and inspiring book that complements existing literature in many ways. It is recommended to readers with interests in twentieth-century Chinese literature and popular culture, as well as students of world science fiction.\" -- Qiong Yang * \u003cem\u003eThe China Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   1. The Field of Chinese Science Fiction, 1976–1983   2. A Study of Zheng Wenguang’s Mars Series   3. A Scientific Holmes in Post-Mao China: Ye Yonglie and His Science Fiction Thrillers   4. Tong Enzheng and the Motif of Alien Invasions   5. Posthuman Conditions in Xiao Jianheng’s Science Fiction Narratives   6. Tech-Science Fiction and the Four Modernizations   7. Fledgling Media Convergence: PRC Science Fiction from Print to Electronic Media   8. Blooming, Contending, and Boundary-Breaking in a Genre of Government-Backed Literature   Endnotes   Bibliography   Chinese Character Glossary   Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739688350039,"sku":"9781487508234","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487508234.jpg?v=1720052907","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinese-science-fiction-during-the-postmao-cultural-thaw-9781487508234","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}