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Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike.

Table of Contents
1. A Tower for the Summer Heat 2. Return-to-Right Hall 3. House of Gathered Refinements 4. The Cloud-Scraper 5. Homing Crane Lodge 6. Nativity Room

Tower for the Summer Heat Translations from the Asian Classics

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/09/1998
      ISBN13: 9780231113854, 978-0231113854
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Hanan has translated six of the twelve stories in the Sh'ier lou collection, which is the most famous individual collection of vernacular stories from premodern China. With Hanan's introduction and notes, and containing Li Yu's emphasis marks, notes, and critiques, this volume will interest students of Chinese literature and general readers alike.

      Table of Contents
      1. A Tower for the Summer Heat 2. Return-to-Right Hall 3. House of Gathered Refinements 4. The Cloud-Scraper 5. Homing Crane Lodge 6. Nativity Room

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