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Renditions no. 90 (Autumn 2018)

Renditions no. 90 is a general issue featuring a selection of writings from different periods of Chinese history. We begin with excerpts from Meng Jiao’s 孟郊 set of poems ‘Grief in the Gorges’ 峽哀 and three ci poems by Li Qingzhao 李清照. Other highlights comprise Cai Yuanpei’s 蔡元培 political allegory ‘New Year’s Dream’ 新年夢, and ‘Water and Clouds’ 水雲, a long and rather baroque essay by Shen Congwen 沈從文 showing sides of that important author we do not often see. Finally, we offer three stories from contemporary China: Qiao Ye’s 喬葉 ‘Golden Period’ 黃金時間, with the focus on the marriage of urban middle-class, Xie Hong’s 謝宏 ‘Who Flies in April?’ 誰在四月飛翔, which captures the sad aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, and ‘Belle and Grace’ 沉魚落雁, a piece by Li Yanfeng 李延風 that offers an upbeat view of life in today’s China.

125 pages

Order

Editor’s Page		5
Meng Jiao	Grief in the Gorges: excerpts Translated by Catherine Witzling	7
Li Qingzhao	Three Ci Poems Translated by Catherine Witzling	16
	To the Tune of ‘Washing Silk in the Stream’	16
	To the Tune of ‘Butterflies Romancing the Flowers’	17
	To the Tune of ‘Goddess of Mercy’	18
Cai Yuanpei	New Year’s Dream Translated by Lorenzo Andolfatto	19
Shen Congwen	Water and Clouds Translated by Yiling Yu	37
Qiao Ye	Golden Period Translated by Dongwei Chu	69
Xie Hong	Who Flies in April Translated by Jicheng Sun and Hal Swindalln	89
Li Yanfeng	Belle and Grace Translated by Cynthia Ning	95
Notes on Authors		122
Notes on Contributors		124

Renditions no. 90 (Autumn 2018)

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