These nine stories by Duanmu Hongliang exemplify his love of the Manchurian landscape and people. His "native soil" style, which renders his homeland with poetic realist touches, is shared by many modern Chinese writers, including Shen Congwen.\ The Chinese University Press
These nine stories by Duanmu Hongliang exemplify his love of the Manchurian landscape and people. His "native soil" style, which renders his homeland with poetic realist touches, is shared by many modern Chinese writers, including Shen Congwen.
IntroductionI The Sorrows of Egret Lake (1936) 2II Snowy Night (1936) 30III The Snake Swallower (1936) 62IV The Torrential Muddy River (1937) 86V Fengling Ferry (1939) 154VI Osprey Village (1942) 200VII Harbor (1943) 230VIII Red Night (1943) 256