{"product_id":"9783030890346","title":"East Asian Popular Culture: 'An Heroic Woman Takes Revenge in Shanghai'","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEast Asian Popular Culture: 'An Heroic Woman Takes Revenge in Shanghai'\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBevan, Paul\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe comic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Ma Suzhen,\u003c\/i\u003e was written during a highpoint in the popularity of \u003ci\u003exia\u003c\/i\u003e “knight-errant” fiction. It is an action-packed tale of a young woman who takes revenge for her brother, Ma Yongzhen, a gangster and performing strongman, who has been murdered by a rival gang in China’s most cosmopolitan city, Shanghai. After publication of the book in 1923, the character of Ma Suzhen appeared on stage, and subsequently in a film made by the Mingxing Film Company. The book version translated here, displays a delightful combination of the \u003ci\u003exia \u003c\/i\u003eand popular“Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies” genres, with additional elements of \u003ci\u003eGong’an\u003c\/i\u003e “court case” fiction. The translation is followed by an essay that explores the background to the legend of Ma Suzhen – a fictional figure, whose exhilarating escapades reflect some of the new possibilities and freedoms available to women following the founding of the Chinese Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-12-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030890346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-89035-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 131\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522783211660,"sku":"9783030890346","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030890346.jpg?v=1776698355","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030890346","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}