The Discourse on Foxes and Ghosts

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Author	: Leo Tak-Hung Chan
Publisher	: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages	: 386
Release	: 1998-11-01
ISBN-10	: 0824820517
ISBN-13	: 9780824820510
Rating	: 4/5 (17 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Discourse on Foxes and Ghosts by : Leo Tak-Hung Chan

Book excerpt: The fiction of Xu works across boundaries, fusing Daoist traditions with the pessimism of Western nihilism.

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