White Snake and Other Stories
Synopsis:
In this collection of five short stories and novella, set mostly in China during and after the Cultural Revolution, Geling Yan presents us with unforgettable characters who have all, in one way or another, left home. Taking as her territory the disorienting space between home and away, Yan charts the unexpected and illuminating transformation of her characters' hearts and minds as they find themselves thrust into unlikely intimacy with strangers who embody different histories and different desires.
Includes “Celestial Bath”, the basis of Joan Chen’s award-winning film “Xiu Xiu” (“The Sent Down Girl”). Geling Yan was awarded a Golden Horse in 1998 for her screen adaptation.Author Comment:
Three stories from this collection have been made into films: "Celestial Bath," basis of Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (aka Tian Yu) directed by Joan Chen. See also blog entry. "Siao Yu", basis of the film Siao Yu (aka Shao Nu Xiao Yu), co-written by Ang Lee and directed by Sylvia Chang. See also blog entry. "Nothing More than Male and Female," basis of the film Pale Sun directed by Zhu Yanping. Available on DVD from YesAsia. See also blog entry. White Snake and Other Stories is also available in Japanese translation, Geling Yan's work "Siao Yu" was translated into Thai by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and published by Nanmee Books, in a collection called Phiang Wan Pob Won Ni Tee Sum Kun (Today is an Important Day). The story is published along with Her Royal Highness' translations of the play Träume (Dreams) by German author Günter Eich and Chinese author Ba Jin's short story "Ai Er Ke de Deng Guang" ("Ai Ke's Lamplight"). ISBN 974-9906-36-5. 
Shuu Shuu no Kisetsu (The Season of Xiu Xiu), published by Kadokawa Shoten:
Topics/Categories:
China, Cultural Revolution, Immigration, Lesbianism, Sexual Exploitation, Tibetans and Han Chinese
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Original Publish Date:
1999-05-15
ISBNs:
ISBN-10: 1879960559 ISBN-13: 978-1879960558 ISBN 974-9906-36-5
Formats:
High-quality paperback, plus one Japanese translation, one story included in a Thai-language anthology, and three motion pictures based on works in this collection. All the stories originally appeared in various Chinese-language collections.
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