Renditions no. 92 (Autumn 2019)
Renditions no. 92 (Autumn 2019)
Renditions no. 92 is a general issue with a special section dedicated to excerpts from Zhang Henshui’s 張恨水 Eighty-One Dreams 八十一夢, a series of fantasies revolving around life in China before, during, and what the author images things might be like after the War of Resistance, beautifully rendered by Simon Schuchat. Other features comprise two pieces published in the same journal in the final decade of the Qing dynasty, one being ‘A New History of Rats’ 新鼠史, an amusing allegory of Chinese weakness and potential for recovery, the other a short and lively satire titled ‘School Inspection’ 查功課 by Wu Jianren 吳趼人.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Editor’s Page — 5
Special Section: Eighty-One Dreams
Zhang Henshui Eighty-One Dreams: excerpts Translated by Simon Schuchat — 7
The Eighth Dream: There’s a Way to Get Rich — 11
The Tenth Dream: A Peek at Dog Head Country — 26
The Seventy-Seventh Dream: Winter in Beiping — 38
The Eightieth Dream: Return to Nanjing — 68
Epilogue — 97
Bao Youfu A New History of Rats Translated by Wilt L. Idema — 101
Wu Jianren School Inspection Translated by Yun A. Lee — 119
Book Notices — 123
Notes on Authors — 124
Notes on Contributors — 125
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