Mirage

Anonymous, Patrick Hanan

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New York Review Books
14 June 2016

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Erotic, violent, and intelligently rendered, Mirage is also one of the earliest Chinese works detailing the rise of the opium trade in China. This novel, the authorship of which remains a mystery, will appeal to anyone interested in the history of China or in thrilling historical fiction in general.

First published anonymously in 1804-its author remains unknown-Mirage is set in Guangzhou (Canton), some decades before the city was

overwhelmed by the opium trade and the Opium War. Su Jishi, the

adolescent son of the head of the Chinese traders' association, the men

licensed to deal with foreign merchants in the port, is suddenly

burdened with responsibility for his powerful family after his father's

unexpected death. More interested in sex than money, Su Jishi learns to

navigate between pleasure and commerce, as rebellions erupt just outside

the city.

At the crossroads of two of the greatest Chinese books-the aristocratic coming-of-age novel, The Story of the Stone (The Dream of the Red Chamber) and the military epic Outlaws of the Marsh-Mirage is panorama of libertines and concubines, lecherous monks and celibate

soldiers, corrupt officials and drunken scholars. As entertaining as a

bestseller, it is a hectic recreation of vanished mores and customs, and

the life of a Chinese city as it was beginning to discover-and deal

with-the rest of the world.

By: Anonymous, Patrick Hanan
Imprint: New York Review Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 656g
ISBN: 9789629966621
ISBN 10: 962996662X
Pages: 570
Publication Date: 14 June 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick Hanan (1927-2014) was Victor S. Thomas Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University. He was the author of The Chinese Short Story, The Chinese Vernacular Story, and The Invention of Li Yu, and the translator of many works of late imperial Chinese fiction, including The Sea of Regret and the cult classic, The Carnal Prayer Mat.

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Mirage is a key work from the critical period of the early nineteenth century. It resembles a modern-day R-rated movie, touching on serious issues but containing scenes of explicit sexual pleasure and violent conflict. Keith McMahon

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