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The Pidgin Warrior

The Pidgin Warrior - Paperback

by Tianyi Zhang
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tianyi Zhang, Hull DavidTheme:Cultural Region/AsianAudience:Young AdultPublish date:12/15/2017Pages:206
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Balestier PressISBN-13:9781911221098ISBN-10:1911221094UPC:9781911221098Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Action & Adventure, HistoricalBook Topic:AsiaSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.241Product ID:SC9BYWCSHG

In the 1930s, wartime Shanghai is a cosmopolitan metropolis where conmen and dance-hall girls mingle with refugees streaming in from the occupied areas.

One of those refugees is Shi Zhaochang. Having read too many gongfu novels, he is convinced that only an elite martial artist with magical powers can save China. He flees to Shanghai on a quixotic search for a gongfu master who can teach him the secret techniques that will make himself that warrior. The fate of China itself hangs in the balance, and everyone has a scheme to save the nation, or at least get rich trying.

The Pidgin Warrior is a rollicking satire of nationalism and modernity that is remarkably relevant today.

"Satiric brilliance and unusual comic verve." -- C. T. Hsia, A History of Modern Chinese Fiction

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Balestier PressISBN-13:9781911221098ISBN-10:1911221094UPC:9781911221098Book Category:Young Adult FictionBook Subcategory:Action & Adventure, HistoricalBook Topic:AsiaSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.241Product ID:SC9BYWCSHG
Zhang, Tianyi: - Zhang Tianyi (1906-1985) was a Chinese le -wing writer and children's author, whose novels and short stories achieved acclaim in the 1930s for his satiric wit.David, Hull: - David Hull has translated numerous short stories from Chinese. His translation of Mao Dun's novel Waverings received a PEN/Heim Translation Award. He is an assistant professor of Chinese Language, Literature and Culture at Washington College.
Publisher: Balestier Press

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Tianyi Zhang, Hull David

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Tianyi Zhang

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