Renditions no. 24 (Autumn 1985)​

A substantial section on Jin Ping Mei featuring selected chapters translated by David T. Roy and scholarly studies by Zhang Zhupo, Philip Sun and André Lévy. Other highlights include modern fiction by Bei Dao and the classical play The Golden Coins.

171 pages

* currently out of print

Table of Contents

Editor’s Page4
FICTION
Bei Dao13 Happiness Street
Translated by Bonnie S. McDougall
5
————Selections from Jin Ping Mei
Translated by David T. Roy
13
LITERARY CRITICISM
Zhang ZhupoHow to Read Jin Ping Mei
Translated by David T. Roy
63
Philip S. Y. SunThe Structure and Achievements of Jin Ping Mei
Translated by Don J. Cohn
102
André LévyIntroduction to the French Translation of Jin Ping Mei cihua
Translated by Marc Martinez
109
DRAMA
Qiao MengfuThe Golden Coins
Translated by Dale R. Johnson
130
ART
Janet KozacheckImpressions in Stone: Contemporary Seal Carving155
Notes on Contributors166
Index to Renditions Volumes XI and XII (Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 24)168