The Prophet and Other Stories (Ceas)

Chong-Jun Yi

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 101
• Yi Ch'ōng-Jun was born in 1939 and graduated from the department of German language and literature at Seoul National University in 1966. He has long b... Lees meer

Han Sorya and North Korean Literature

Brian Myers

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 69
• This first and only study of North Korean literary history by a Western scholar deals with the crucial role played by Han Sōrya, chairman of the D.P.R... Lees meer

I Saw a Pale Horse and Selected Poems from Diary of a Vagabond

Fumiko Hayashi

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series
• Hayashi Fumiko, one of the most popular prose writers of the Showa era, began writing as a down-and-out poet wandering the streets of 1920s Tokyo. In ... Lees meer

Like a Knife

Andrew F Jones

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 57
• The first comprehensive study of Chinese popular music in a Western language. Drawing on extensive interviews with singers, songwriters and critics, a... Lees meer

Warrior Ghost Plays from the Japanese Noh Theater

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 60
• Translations of six shura (battle)-Noh that have for the main character the ghost of a warrior whose story is told in the Tale of Heike. Each Noh has ... Lees meer

Poverty and Growth in a South China County

Thomas P Lyons

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 72
• One of the first detailed studies of a local economy in the PRC, this book traces the development of a poverty-stricken county through the Maoist era ... Lees meer

Backed Against the Sea (Ceas)

Wen-Hsing Wang

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 67
• Written as the ludicrous and disturbing ramblings of an errant, pseudo-intellectual urbanite secluding himself from the underworld in an impoverished ... Lees meer

Singing Like a Cricket, Hooting Like an Owl

Kyu-Bo Yi

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 78
• Kyu-bo Yi (1168-1241), the greatest of the classical Korean poets, was born into a very turbulent period of history, when the Koryo kingdom was threat... Lees meer

Han Sorya and North Korean Literature

Brian Myers

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 69
• This first and only study of North Korean literary history by a Western scholar deals with the crucial role played by Han Sōrya, chairman of the D.P.R... Lees meer

The Economic Transformation of South China

Thomas P Lyons

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 70
• The emergence of the South China regional economy, comprised of the southeastern coastal provinces of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, is analyzed in this... Lees meer

Disarming the Allies of Imperialism

Michael G Murdock

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 131
• This study provides a striking new explanation of how China's Nationalist Party (GMD) defeated its rivals in the revolution of 1922-1929 and helped br... Lees meer

In Spring the Dawn

Naomi Fukumori

• Hardcover | Cornell East Asia Series
• Argues that the process of literary canonization has stripped Makura no s?shi of the very contexts that provide literary cohesion to its myriad conten... Lees meer

Day-Shine

Hyon-Jong Chong

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 94
• Powerfully inventive poems of love in contemporary life by Chong Hyon-jong, one of the most respected poets writing in Korea. The novelty of his poeti... Lees meer

Back to Heaven

Sang Pyong Ch'on

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 78
• These poems by "the happiest man in the world" are full of light though written in dark times. Ch'ōn had the art of seeing the beauty of life beyond a... Lees meer

The Lioness Roars

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series
• This anthology offers translations of seven stories and one novella from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a critical introduction and bibliography. T... Lees meer

Deathsong of the River

Xiaokang Su, Luxiang Wang

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 54
• Perhaps the most daring TV documentary series ever produced in mainland China, which directly affected the thinking of Chinese youth on the eve of the... Lees meer

Sending the Ship Out to the Stars

Je-Chun Park

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 88
• Park Je-chun is a major poet in Korea today. His works are marked by a poetic imagination and a sensibility which draw largely on Korean Buddhist and ... Lees meer

The Lioness Roars

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series
• This anthology offers translations of seven stories and one novella from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a critical introduction and bibliography. T... Lees meer

Strike Hard! Anti-Crime Campaigns and Chinese Criminal Justice, 1979-1985

Harold M Tanner

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 104
• As it set forth to achieve rapid modernizing economic growth under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the People's Republic simultaneously undertook to ... Lees meer

The Snow Falling on Chagall's Village

Ch'un-Su Kim

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 93
• Kim Ch'un-Su is one of the most original poets in modern Korean poetry. He was influenced by Rilke for a while, but embarked on a series of his own po... Lees meer

Sending the Ship Out to the Stars

Je-Chun Park

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 88
• Park Je-chun is a major poet in Korea today. His works are marked by a poetic imagination and a sensibility which draw largely on Korean Buddhist and ... Lees meer

Troubled Souls

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series | nr. 4
• This volume deals with fiendish women, mad persons, mask-less samurai, street artists, and outcasts. The book showcases six masterpieces from the rema... Lees meer