Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Reality merges with illusion in this novel of northwestern China.Winner of the 2024 New York City Big Book Award in the World Literature category Finalist for the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Multicultural Fiction category Xue Mo's novel Curses of the Kingdom of Xixia presents a rich tapestry of the history, religion, lore, and customs of a region in present-day northwestern China. During its heyday, the Sino-Tibetan kingdom of Xixia (pronounced see-sia; 1038–1227), also known as the Tanguts, rivaled the Song dynasty (960–1279) of China and boasted a cavalry so formidable that the Chinese paid tribute to it to maintain peace. Using the discovery of "lost" manuscripts as a frame, the novel presents historical events and tales of semifictional characters, including the avatar of a local Tantric Buddhist goddess, a Dakini/Vajrayogini named Snow Feather. Taking the readers through different historical times and the various geographical and cultural spaces of the region, Xue Mo reveals truths by blurring the distinction between good and evil, beauty and hideousness, reality and fiction, permanence and impermanence. Magical realism and mimesis coexist. Reality merges with illusion, the mundane with the supernatural.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-11-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 42 mm
Vikt:953 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Excelsior Editions
Antal sidor:710
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438494944
Översättare:Fan Pen Li Chen

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Mer om författaren

Xue Mo , the pen name of Chen Kaihong, was born in Liangzhou, Gansu province. The author of many works of fiction, poetry, and prose, he is a six-time winner of the Dunhuang Literature and Art Award and has been nominated three times for the Mao Dun Literature Prize. Fan Pen Li Chen is Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Chinese Shadow Theatre: History, Popular Religion, and Women Warriors. Her previous translations include Journey of a Goddess: Chen Jinggu Subdues the Snake Demon and Marionette Plays from Northern China, both also published by SUNY Press.

Innehållsförteckning

Translator's Introduction 1. Origins of this Book2. The Iron Hawks of Xixia 3. The Barbarian Hag 4. Stealing Crops 5. The Technique of Execution in Nightmares6. Origin of the Flying Thief 7. The Old Mountain Beyond the Horizon 8. The Angry Ravens 9. The Monk Who Went on a Pilgrimage 10. The Black Dragon Demons 11. The Crunching of Fava Beans in the Dead of Night 12. The Crime 13. The "Buddhist Head Shaving Ritual" in Nightmares14. Monk Wu's Sheep Hearts 15. The Captured Flying Thief 16. The Dharma-Protecting Divine Bullock 17. The "Gonpo" in Nightmares18. The Old Mountain 19. The "Nirvana" of Nightmares 20. The Pilgrimage 21. Chicken Feather Notices 22. The Vanished Water of Xixia 23. The Broken Shoes on the Monastery Gate 24. The Wooden Donkeys of Diamond Clan 25. The Butcher's Heart 26. The Fifth "Nightmare": The Curse of Ajia 27. Another Way Snow Feather or Her Mother Died 28. The Leather for Ritual Implements 29. The Monk Who Broke His Vow 30. Cave of the Red Bats 31. Cripple Big Walking the Leather 32. The Sunshine of Early Winter 33. The Bodhisattva 34. Issuer of the Curse 35. Searching for One's Origin, or a Prophecy 36. The Destined Illusory Bliss37. The Soul's Progress 38. A Ritual from Antiquity 39. Coda Postface: "Shattering" and "Transcendence"