The adventures of Ma Suzhen : 'an heroic woman takes revenge in Shanghai' / Paul Bevan ; attributed to Qi Fanniu and Zhu Dagong, translated by Paul Bevan.
Bevan, Paul, Ph. D., translator.; Qi, Fanniu, attributed author.; Zhu, Dagong, attributed author.
2021
PL2735.5.M32 E5 2021
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Title The adventures of Ma Suzhen : 'an heroic woman takes revenge in Shanghai' / Paul Bevan ; attributed to Qi Fanniu and Zhu Dagong, translated by Paul Bevan.
Uniform Title Ma Suzhen quanzhuan. English
ISBN 9783030890353 (electronic bk.)
303089035X (electronic bk.)
3030890341
9783030890346
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89035-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xix, 131 pages) : illustrations (color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-89035-3 doi
Call Number PL2735.5.M32 E5 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 895.1351
Summary The comic novel, The Adventures of Ma Suzhen, was written during a highpoint in the popularity of xia "knight-errant" fiction. It is an action-packed tale of a young woman who takes revenge for her brother, Ma Yongzhen, a gangster and performing strongman, who has been murdered by a rival gang in China's most cosmopolitan city, Shanghai. After publication of the book in 1923, the character of Ma Suzhen appeared on stage, and subsequently in a film made by the Mingxing Film Company. The book version translated here, displays a delightful combination of the xia and popular "Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies" genres, with additional elements of Gong'an "court case" fiction. The translation is followed by an essay that explores the background to the legend of Ma Suzhen--a fictional figure, whose exhilarating escapades reflect some of the new possibilities and freedoms available to women following the founding of the Chinese Republic.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 18, 2022).
Added Author Bevan, Paul, Ph. D., translator.
Qi, Fanniu, attributed author.
Zhu, Dagong, attributed author.
Series East Asian popular culture (New York, N.Y.)
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Chapter 1. Translators Introduction
Chapter 2. The Adventures of Ma Suzhen: Cast of Characters
Chapter 3. The Adventures of Ma Suzhen: An Heroic Woman Takes Revenge in Shanghai
Chapter 4. A Hero of the Womens Realm, Ma Suzhen, an Essay.

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