description: Intended for students of Chinese, this is an abridged version of the novel by noted writer, scholar and classical Chinese expert, Qian Zhongshu. Maintaining the plot true to the original, this abridged version represents approximately 15% of the original 230,000 Chinese characters. With notes, vocabulary and questions after each of the 12 chapters. The With hero Fang Hongjian as the subject, the novel depicts the wretched and humdrum life of some intellectuals in a morbid society during the war against Japan. Lacking in motivation and ideals they seem locked in a besieged city unable to free themselves.
language: French
title: Besieged City
titlecomplete: Besieged City (Chinese language student set - book with 3 cassettes)
genres: China, Classics, Asian Literature, Asia, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Historical Fiction, Chinese Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 2347
publisher: Sinolingua