Contemporary Chinese Fables
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English/Simplified Chinese. 177 pages.
Introduction: The Chinese fable dated back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (B.C. 770-221), and a large number of remarkable pieces had been produced. The tradition continues unbroken, and contemporary writers still cast their reflections on life and reality into this form. Most fables in this collection are by well-known wirters. The language is simple, yet the meaningis profound, and the warnings are allegorically and philosophically expressed. Stylistically they combine tersenesee, force, variety and fascination.
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Introduction: The Chinese fable dated back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (B.C. 770-221), and a large number of remarkable pieces had been produced. The tradition continues unbroken, and contemporary writers still cast their reflections on life and reality into this form. Most fables in this collection are by well-known wirters. The language is simple, yet the meaningis profound, and the warnings are allegorically and philosophically expressed. Stylistically they combine tersenesee, force, variety and fascination.
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