Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1.The Main Event in Life (1919), translated by Edward M. Gunn 31
6. 2. The Night the Tiger Was Caught (1922–1923), translated by Jonathan S. Noble 40
7. 3. After Returning Home (1922), translated by Jonathan S. Noble 58
8. 4. A Wasp (1923), translated by John B. Weinstein and Carsey Yee 80
9. 5. Breaking Out of Ghost Pagoda (1928), translated by Paul B. Foster 95
10. 6. Thunderstorm (1934), translated by Wang Tso-liang and A. C. Barnes, revised translation by Charles Qianzhi Wu, with a translation of prologue and epilogue 157
11. 7. Under Shanghai Eaves (1937), translated by George Hayden 283
12. 8. Teahouse (1958), translated by Ying Ruocheng, revised by Claire Conceison 334
13. 9. Guan Hanqing (1958), retranslated by Amy Dooling 385
14. 10. The Young Generation (1965), translated by Constantine Tung and Kevin A. O’Connor 461
15. 11. The Red Lantern (1970), translated by Brenda Austin and John B. Weinstein 519
16. 12. The Bus Stop (1983), translated by Shiao-Ling Yu 556
17. 13. Jiang Qing and Her Husbands (1990), translated by Kirk A. Denton 592
18. Glossary 635
19. Contributors 639