Worlds Apart

Thirteen selected papers from an international conference on contemporary Chinese literature held near Gunzburg, Bavaria, in June-July 1986 constitute both a record of literary writings from the PRC, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as an overview of the broader international role of Chinese writing in translation.

Howard Goldblatt teaches Chinese literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he also edits the scholarly journal Modern Chinese Literature. Author or editor of numerous monographs, anthologies, articles, and essays, in Chinese and English, he is particularly active in translation, including Li Ang's The Butcher's Wife, Pai Hsien-yung's Crystal Boys, Heavy Wings by Zhang Jie, the Nieman speeches by Liu Binyan, and novels by Jia Pingwa, Ai Bei, Gu Hua, and Mo Yan.

Contributors , Introduction, Part One: General Studies, Part Two: Individual Authors, Part Three: Reception, Appendix, Index