First published in 1934, Border Town brings to life the story of Cuicui, a young country girl coming of age during a time of national turmoil. Like any teenager, Cuicui dreams of romance and finding true love. She's spellbound by the local custom of nighttime serenades, and she is deftly pursued by two eligible brothers. But Cuicui is also haunted by the imminent death of her grandfather, a poor and honorable ferryman who is her only family. As she grows up, Cuicui discovers that life is full of the unexpected and that she alone will make the choices that determine her destiny. A moving testament to the human spirit, Border Town is a beautifully written novel, considered Shen Congwen's masterpiece for its brilliant portrayal of Chinese rural life before the Communist revolution.

Border Town: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Shen, Congwen

Dramas & Plays

Harper-perennial

The most comprehensive and authoritative representation in English of the remarkable Shen Congwen canon, ranging from the polished stories that made him a serious contender for the Nobel literary prize in the 1980s to lesser known, extravagant experimental pieces.

Imperfect Paradise: Twenty-four Stories (Fiction from Modern China, 5)

Contemporary

University of Hawaii Press

The most comprehensive and authoritative representation in English of the remarkable Shen Congwen canon, ranging from the polished stories that made him a serious contender for the Nobel literary prize in the 1980s to lesser known, extravagant experimental pieces.

The Border Town and Other Stories

Panda

In these recollections, Shen Congwen describes his boyhood in the beautiful countryside of west Hunan, and the life and customs of the local people, their romances and feuds, their legends and superstitions, their chivalry and rough justice. These accounts, though sometimes tragic and harrowing, have an idyllic atmosphere and conjure up the colorful past of this remote minority region in China.

Recollections of West Hunan

Panda Books

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江苏人民出版社

Shen Congwen(The Collection of Shen Congwen)

In this prose collection of emotions, about 20 literature masters such as Jia Pingwa, Shen Congwen, Shi Tiesheng and Ji Xianlin use over 120 essays to memorize their family members, loved ones, respected teachers and loved friends, full of sorrow and sweetness. These sincere words are touching yet not desperate.

I Want to Be the One Who Describes Your Whole Life in Your Funeral (Chinese Edition)

Jia Pingwa

Ji Xianlin

Taihai Publishing House

river Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House(Chinese Edition)

China Press

from Autobiography (Hardcover)

Beijing Publishing Group. Beijing October Literatu

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