The debut novel of one of China's rising young literary talents--a gem of a book that takes a piercing look into the world of Chinese opera and its female stars In a fit of diva jealousy, Xiao Yanqiu, star of The Moon Opera, disfigures her understudy with boiling water. Spurned by the troupe, she turns to teaching.Twenty years later, a rich cigarette-factory boss offers to underwrite a restaging of the cursed opera, but only on the condition that Xiao Yanqiu return to the role of Chang'e. So she does, this time believing she has fully become the immortal moon goddess.Set against the drama, intrigue, jealousy, retribution, and redemption of backstage Peking opera, The Moon Opera is a stunning portrait of women in a world that simultaneously reveres and restricts them. Bi Feiyu, one of China's young literary stars, re-creates all the temptations and triumphs of the stage the world over in this gem of a novel.
發表於2024-12-29
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圖書標籤: 青衣 葛浩文 翻譯 畢飛宇 小說 中國當代文學 中國文學
In the perspective of language, the translated version manages to balance between the fluent flow of the passage and remaining expressive Chinese metaphors. The depiction of the story is quite impressive, presenting a struggling and melancholy female opera artist. But there still appears incoherence in the plot arrangement that makes me confused.
評分說實話啃瞭兩頁紙就後悔瞭--
評分In the perspective of language, the translated version manages to balance between the fluent flow of the passage and remaining expressive Chinese metaphors. The depiction of the story is quite impressive, presenting a struggling and melancholy female opera artist. But there still appears incoherence in the plot arrangement that makes me confused.
評分說實話啃瞭兩頁紙就後悔瞭--
評分In the perspective of language, the translated version manages to balance between the fluent flow of the passage and remaining expressive Chinese metaphors. The depiction of the story is quite impressive, presenting a struggling and melancholy female opera artist. But there still appears incoherence in the plot arrangement that makes me confused.
The Moon Opera 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載