Norman Smith
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9789888528134
- eISBN:
- 9789882205949
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888528134.003.0008
- Subject:
- Literature, World Literature
Li Zhengzhong (pen name Ke Ju) (b. 1921) and Zhang Xingjuan (penname Zhu Ti)(1923-2012) are Chinese writers who established prominent careers in Manchukuo; together, they comprise one couple of the ...
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Li Zhengzhong (pen name Ke Ju) (b. 1921) and Zhang Xingjuan (penname Zhu Ti)(1923-2012) are Chinese writers who established prominent careers in Manchukuo; together, they comprise one couple of the “Northeast’s four famous husband-wife writers.” This chapter outlines their personal lives and important elements of their professional careers before focusing on several of their fictional works: Li’s novel Native Place Yearning, and two of Zhang’s novellas, “Melancholy on the Mighty Black Dragon River” and “Cherry.” These major works feature melancholic themes reflecting their engaged, yet alienated, relationship with contemporary society under imperial Japan's occupation.Less
Li Zhengzhong (pen name Ke Ju) (b. 1921) and Zhang Xingjuan (penname Zhu Ti)(1923-2012) are Chinese writers who established prominent careers in Manchukuo; together, they comprise one couple of the “Northeast’s four famous husband-wife writers.” This chapter outlines their personal lives and important elements of their professional careers before focusing on several of their fictional works: Li’s novel Native Place Yearning, and two of Zhang’s novellas, “Melancholy on the Mighty Black Dragon River” and “Cherry.” These major works feature melancholic themes reflecting their engaged, yet alienated, relationship with contemporary society under imperial Japan's occupation.
Ke Ju and Li Zhengzhong
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9789888528134
- eISBN:
- 9789882205949
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888528134.003.0009
- Subject:
- Literature, World Literature
In this chapter, Li Zhengzhong (pen name Ke Ju) (b. 1921) provides a heart-felt remembrance of his wife, writer Zhang Xingjuan (penname Zhu Ti) (1923-2012), her career, and their lives together. ...
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In this chapter, Li Zhengzhong (pen name Ke Ju) (b. 1921) provides a heart-felt remembrance of his wife, writer Zhang Xingjuan (penname Zhu Ti) (1923-2012), her career, and their lives together. Married for over sixty years, they comprise one couple of the “Northeast’s four famous husband-wife writers.” Li is one of the last surviving Manchukuo-based Chinese writers and editors.Less
In this chapter, Li Zhengzhong (pen name Ke Ju) (b. 1921) provides a heart-felt remembrance of his wife, writer Zhang Xingjuan (penname Zhu Ti) (1923-2012), her career, and their lives together. Married for over sixty years, they comprise one couple of the “Northeast’s four famous husband-wife writers.” Li is one of the last surviving Manchukuo-based Chinese writers and editors.
