Qian Zhongshu
Fortress Besieged (Traditional Chinese: 圍城; Simplified Chinese: 围城; Pinyin: wéi chéng) is a Chinese satirical novel written by Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu), first published in 1947, and widely considered one of the masterpieces of twentieth century Chinese literature. The novel is a humorous tale about middle-class Chinese society in the late 1930s. It was made into a popular television series in the early 1990s.