Mr Muo S Travelling Couch

Author : Dai Sijie
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400077144

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Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie Pdf

Having enchanted readers on two continents with Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie now produces a rapturous and uproarious collision of East and West, a novel about the dream of love and the love of dreams. Fresh from 11 years in Paris studying Freud, bookish Mr. Muo returns to China to spread the gospel of psychoanalysis. His secret purpose is to free his college sweetheart from prison. To do so he has to get on the good side of the bloodthirsty Judge Di, and to accomplish that he must provide the judge with a virgin maiden. This may prove difficult in a China that has embraced western sexual mores along with capitalism–especially since Muo, while indisputably a romantic, is no ladies’ man. Tender, laugh-out-loud funny, and unexpectedly wise, Mr. Muo’s Travelling Couch introduces a hero as endearingly inept as Inspector Clouseau and as valiant as Don Quixote.

Author : Sijie Dai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Chinese literature
ISBN : OCLC:704515211

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Mr. Muo's Traveling Couch by Sijie Dai Pdf

Author : Sijie Dai,Ina Rilke
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : China
ISBN : 1405639741

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Mr. Muo's Travelling Couch by Sijie Dai,Ina Rilke Pdf

Sijie's second novel is a Chinese take on 'Don Quixote' that follows the peripatetic misadventures of Mr Muo, China's first psychoanalyst, as he searches for a virgin girl as a bribe for a corrupt judge in order to release his first love from prison.

Author : Shuangyi Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789811655623

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Travel, Translation and Transmedia Aesthetics by Shuangyi Li Pdf

This book examines the works of four contemporary first-generation Chinese migrant writer-artists in France: François CHENG, GAO Xingjian, DAI Sijie, and SHAN Sa. They were all born in China, moved to France in their adulthood to pursue their literary and artistic ambitions, and have enjoyed the highest French and Western institutional recognitions, from the Grand Prix de la Francophonie to the Nobel Prize in Literature. They have established themselves not only as writers, but also as translators, calligraphers, painters, playwrights, and filmmakers mainly in their host country. French has become their dominant—but not only—language of literary creation (except for Gao); yet, linguistic idioms, poetic imagery, and classical thought from Chinese cultural heritage permeate their French texts and visual artworks, reflecting a strong translingual and transmedial sensibility. The book provides not only distinctive literary and artistic examples beyond existing studies of intercultural encounter, French postcolonial, and Chinese diasporic enquiries; more importantly, it formulates a theoretical model that captures the creative dynamics between the French/francophone and Chinese/sinophone spaces of articulation, thereby contributing to contemporary debates about literary and artistic production, interpretation, and circulation in the global development of comparative/world literature, as well as intermediality studies.

Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9782806270566

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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (Book Analysis) by Bright Summaries Pdf

Unlock the more straightforward side of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie, a moving account of how two young Chinese men discover love and Western literature after the Communist regime sends them to a remote mountain village to be reeducated. As well as offering piercing social commentary on the realities of state oppression, this is a coming-of-age novel with a timeless, heartfelt message about love, friendship and the power of literature. Dai Sijie is an award-winning writer and filmmaker of Chinese birth, who has lived and worked in France since 1984. Find out everything you need to know about Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Author : Meryam Schouler-Ocak,Marianne C. Kastrup
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030240820

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Intercultural Psychotherapy by Meryam Schouler-Ocak,Marianne C. Kastrup Pdf

This book is intended to sensitise psychotherapists, to strengthen practitioners’ intercultural competence and to encourage them to form psychotherapeutic relationships with people with an immigration background who are suffering from mental health problems. In this context, intercultural psychotherapy refers to the therapeutic work between psychotherapists and patients who hail from different cultural contexts, which often considerably hampers language- and culture-based understanding. In the current context of globalisation and growing crises around the world, an increasing number of people with a migration background require psychotherapeutic treatment; as a result, intercultural psychotherapy may well become the rule rather than the exception. Psychotherapists are therefore challenged to adapt to such a context. Overcoming these barriers requires certain competencies such as working with a qualified interpreter. Contributions from international experts from the field of intercultural psychotherapy provide vital insights into the theory and practice of intercultural work with patients suffering from conditions such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, personality disorders and schizophrenic disorders. These interdisciplinary specialists describe their work, share valuable lessons learned, and put forward concrete recommendations.

Author : Christian Moraru
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780472052790

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Reading for the Planet by Christian Moraru Pdf

A critical methodology for dealing with planetarism's aesthetic and philosophical projections

Author : M.A. Orthofer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231518505

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The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction by M.A. Orthofer Pdf

A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410340870

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A Study Guide for Dai Sijie's "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Dai Sijie's "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Michael Sollars,Arbolina Llamas Jennings
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 957 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781438108360

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The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel by Michael Sollars,Arbolina Llamas Jennings Pdf

Author : Dai Sijie
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307272034

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Once on a Moonless Night by Dai Sijie Pdf

A precious scroll inscribed with a lost Buddhist sutra—once owned by Pu Yi, the last emperor of China—is illicitly sold to an eccentric French linguist, Paul d’Ampere, who is imprisoned as a result. In jail, he devotes himself to studying its ancient text. A young Western scholar in China hears this account from the grocer Toomchooq, whose name mysteriously connects him to the document. She falls in love with both teller and tale, but when d’Ampere is killed in prison, Toomchooq disappears, and she, pregnant with his child, embarks on a search for her lost love and the scroll that begins, “Once on a moonless night . . .”

Author : Susan Osborne
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781408103579

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Bloomsbury Essential Guide for Reading Groups by Susan Osborne Pdf

"A book club gives the opportunity to meet up with friends and wake the brain up a bit with lively and often quite aggressive discussion" Dawn French How do you keep your reading groups discussions lively and focussed? If you want to gain new insight into literature and share your passion with friends this book offers readers guides for 75 of the very best reads - guaranteed to provoke spirited debate! Each of the readers guides includes a summary of the book, a brief author biography, discussion points to spark debate, and a set of titles for further reading that deal with similar themes. A `background' section provides pointers to more material about the book online and as well as further thought-provoking material: Where did the author come from? What made them write the book? How did the context in which they wrote influence them? If you'd like further insight, debate, discussion and analysis to underpin your understanding and enjoyment of reading - then look no further than this guide. New titles in this edition include: The Long Firm, Leper's Companions, By the Sea, The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, Buddha of Suburbia, The Icarus Girl, Black and Blue, The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, The Cutting Room, Shadow of the Wind, Giving up the Ghost...and many more!

Author : Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
Publisher : Fodors Travel Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781400017454

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Fodor's Shanghai by Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications Pdf

Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121656677

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The Literary Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Cabinetwork
ISBN : COLUMBIA:AR00134180

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The Furniture Gazette by Anonim Pdf