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This book contains a classic guide to historical study of early modern Chinese fiction from the late Qing Dynasty till early republican China. It does not merely study the new fiction writing in China, which was strongly influenced by the western fiction, but also draws a comparison between classical Chinese fiction and the early modern Chinese fiction. This book is an excellent reference in the study of early modern Chinese literature since it conveys a point of view to the readers with abundant and solid historical materials. At the heart of the book, it is the matter of a specific value in trans-cultural studies between the western world and China.

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Pingyuan Chen is Professor at Peking University of China, who is also awarded Changjiang Scholar by the Chinese Ministry of Education as well as the winner of a number of national awards for his outstanding research achievements in modern Chinese literature, especially to modern Chinese fiction. He has been Visiting Scholar at some of the world’s top universities, such as Harvard University, Columbia University, University of London, French Academy of Oriental languages and Culture, Tokyo University, and Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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