Family by Ba Jin: A Powerful Story of Generational Conflict in China
The Novel and Its Historical Setting “Family” is a landmark novel written by Ba Jin (巴金, Bā Jīn), one of the most influential modern Chinese …
Month: December 2022
Fortress Besieged Explained: Love, Marriage, and Irony in Modern China
A Brilliant Modern Satire 《围城》 (Wéi Chéng), translated as Fortress Besieged, is one of the most sophisticated and intellectually rich novels in modern Chinese literature. …