Fact in Fiction: 1920s China and Ba Jin's Family

Historical novels can be windows into other cultures and eras, but it's not always clear what's fact...
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Author: Kristin Stapleton
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Language: English
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Fact in Fiction: 1920s China and Ba Jin's Family by Stapleton, Kristin

Fact in Fiction: 1920s China and Ba Jin's Family

Dhs. 186.14

Fact in Fiction: 1920s China and Ba Jin's Family

Dhs. 186.14
Author: Kristin Stapleton
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Historical novels can be windows into other cultures and eras, but it's not always clear what's fact and what's fiction. Thousands have read Ba Jin's influential novel Family, but few realize how much he shaped his depiction of 1920s China to suit his story and his politics. In Fact in Fiction, Kristin Stapleton puts Ba Jin's bestseller into full historical context, both to illustrate how it successfully portrays human experiences during the 1920s and to reveal its historical distortions.

Stapleton's attention to historical evidence and clear prose that directly addresses themes and characters from Family create a book that scholars, students, and general readers will enjoy. She focuses on Chengdu, China, Ba Jin's birthplace and the setting for Family, which was also a cultural and political center of western China. The city's richly preserved archives allow Stapleton to create an intimate portrait of a city that seemed far from the center of national politics of the day but clearly felt the forces of--and contributed to--the turbulent stream of Chinese history.



Author: Kristin Stapleton
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 08/17/2016
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781503601062


Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2017

About the Author
Kristin Stapleton is Associate Professor of History at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is also the author of Civilizing Chengdu: Chinese Urban Reform, 1895-1937 (2000) and a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

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