Tutumn ist an abridged version fo the first of the trilogy The Torrents: Family, Spring, Autumn, masterpiece of Ba Jin, one of the great writers of modern Chinese literature. The Trilogy recounts the decline of a large feudal family following the May Fourth Movement of 1919.
In Autumn something is dying -- the large feudal family has collapsed, taking with it young victims of feudal moral ethics. But something is also awakening -- a new young generation, breaking with tradition, emerges from the feudal ruins.
The abridged version, approximately 1/10 of the original, can be read by elementary level students of Chinese with a 2,000-word vocabulary or can be used as an aid to reading the original. Each chapter is followed by a list of words and commentary notes both in Chinese and English, and several study questions.
ISBN 9787802003934; 196 Seiten; Format: 21 x 14,5 cm; mit einem CD; Paperback; Best.Nr.: 37.098