Title: Fiction's family
Description: "Explores the writings of one western Zhejiang literary family whose works were emblematic of shifting attitudes towards women. Placing this family at the center of this study, the author illuminates the bridge between the late Qing and the previous period, the interplay of genres during the family's lifetimes, and the interaction of Shanghai publishing with other regions"--
Subjects: History, Family, Publishers and publishing, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Social conditions, Women and literature, Chinese literature, Women in literature, Women, Chinese literature, history and criticism, Women, social conditions, Women, china, Publishers and publishing, china
Places: Shanghai, China
People: Kai Zhan (1861?-1911?), Xi Zhan (1850-1927)
Time periods: 19th century, Qing dynasty, 1644-1912