Kinkley, Jeffrey. <br/><br/>
Corruption and Realism in Late Socialist China :  The Return of the Political Novel. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (301 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Corruption, Realism, and the Return of the Political Novel -- 2 The Trendsetter: Lu Tianming's Heaven Above -- 3 The Banned Blockbuster: Chen Fang's Heaven's Wrath -- 4 Climax: The Alarum and Standard-Bearer- Zhang Ping's Choice -- 5 Anticorruption by Indirection: Wang Yuewen's National Portrait -- 6 Dirt Plus Soap Equals Pay Dirt: Liu Ping's Dossier on Smuggling -- 7 Chinese Realism, Popular Culture, and the Critics -- 8 Conclusion: The Chinese Discourse of Corruption- and Its Limits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Character List -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The first analysis in any language of China's recent epic novels about official corruption, this book explores how Chinese authors treat the theme of official malfeasance in mass-market thrillers, how those works reflect modern life, and how they approach the taboo subject of regime change. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804768108 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chinese fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.<br/>Political fiction, Chinese -- History and criticism.<br/>Politics and literature -- China.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PL2443 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>895.1/35209358