Fortress Besieged  -  Qian Zhongshu

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Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, Fortress Besieged recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family's expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang's life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties - while when he does finally make it home, he obtains a teaching post at a newly established university, encounters effete pseudo-intellectuals, and falls ...
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2006 Uitgever: Penguin 448 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0141187867 ISBN-13: 9780141187860