{"product_id":"chinese-and-western-literary-influence-in-liu-cixins-three-body-trilogy-hardcover","title":"Chinese and Western Literary Influence in Liu Cixin's Three Body Trilogy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Peyton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChinese and Western Literary Influence in Liu Cixin's Three Body Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Liu Cixin's acclaimed trilogy, a Chinese science fiction epic whose translation is exceedingly popular in the Western world. Will Peyton argues that the ingenuity of Liu's writing is found in its conscious engagement with translated Western fiction rather than, as one might expect, in Chinese language science fiction of the past. The book illustrates how contemporary Chinese fiction, since the economic opening of China in the late 1980s, is deeply and complexly influenced by various strains in Western literary and intellectual thought, an area that scholars of Chinese literature have tended to neglect. Providing a lucid and succinct close-reading and textual analysis of \u003ci\u003eThree Body\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, the book also makes reference to broader ideas and themes in modern Chinese and Western intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChinese and Western Literary Influence in Liu Cixin's Three Body Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Liu Cixin's acclaimed trilogy, a Chinese science fiction epic whose translation is exceedingly popular in the Western world. Will Peyton argues that the ingenuity of Liu's writing is found in its conscious engagement with translated Western fiction rather than, as one might expect, in Chinese language science fiction of the past. The book illustrates how contemporary Chinese fiction, since the economic opening of China in the late 1980s, is deeply and complexly influenced by various strains in Western literary and intellectual thought, an area that scholars of Chinese literature have tended to neglect. Providing a lucid and succinct close-reading and textual analysis of \u003ci\u003eThree Body\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, the book also makes reference to broader ideas and themes in modern Chinese and Western intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Peyton\u003c\/b\u003e is an Independent Scholar and completed a PhD in Chinese and Comparative Literature at the Australian National University and was a visiting scholar at the Center for Chinese Studies at the National Central Library in Taiwan. His other work is featured in \u003ci\u003eThe International History Review \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook of Chinese Language Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785889448224,"sku":"9783030793142","price":113.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5ea7b29b1f135a7ca60f794dd09e687b.webp?v=1780622975","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chinese-and-western-literary-influence-in-liu-cixins-three-body-trilogy-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}