Wolkengeschichten (German Edition)

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Your wife wants you to go back at once. He knocked at the door and went in; and when he and the woman met, neither knew the other. I recommend this English edition: Lots of fabulous illustrations see my Web site Interesting insights into Ming Dynasty China. This is the companion piece to The Story of the Stone series where instead of being immersed into the lives of women in Imperial China, you see it from the side of the men.

An uniquely honest account of China in the 18th century. Very autobiographical tale of life in the 's. This 18th century Chinese classic in Chinese, the Rulin Waishi is a novel whose protagonist is, in effect, an institution, namely the civil service examination system. The novel's form perfectly suits its subject, passing the narrative from character to character, tracing the webs of association and patronage that constitute the class of the literati, or scholar-bureaucrats, as well as those on its fringes, who aspire to join it by passing the exams, deliberately spurn membership in it despite This 18th century Chinese classic in Chinese, the Rulin Waishi is a novel whose protagonist is, in effect, an institution, namely the civil service examination system.

The novel's form perfectly suits its subject, passing the narrative from character to character, tracing the webs of association and patronage that constitute the class of the literati, or scholar-bureaucrats, as well as those on its fringes, who aspire to join it by passing the exams, deliberately spurn membership in it despite their personal scholarship, or in some cases, illegitimately claim membership in it by fraud. The novel is a veritable taxonomy of the literati during the time it spans almost a hundred years ; every conceivable type is to be found here, from the exemplary to the mediocre to the scoundrel to the eccentric, and yet none of them seem like mere types.

The edition I read, however, left something to be desired. The translation, I should say, is fine.

Der Weg zu den weißen Wolken. Geschichten aus dem Gelehrtenwald by Wu Jingzi

But the paperback is needlessly oversized, which made it awkward to read. Second, the editing was abysmal; it was full of typos and formatting errors. I subsequently bought a used copy of the Columbia University Press edition; I don't know whether it has the same errors, but I am guessing it won't. Third, it really could have used an index, which would have made it much easier to appreciate the novel's structure by tracing the reappearances of characters.

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The Columbia University Press edition seems to be out of print. It is the same translation and has the same illustrations, though they are reproduced more clearly. It similarly lacks an index, but is a normal, slightly oversized paperback. A collection of fables and stories about the character of the scholars and learned people of China in the 's.

Hard to follow the characters if you are unused to the Chinese names especially since in the book there are over 20 Chi and Yu as characters in various stories and not all of them from the same family.

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The first volume seems to be just a collection of fables following various scholars - corrupted scholars and honest scholars, rich scholars and poor scholars - their good or bad deeds, A collection of fables and stories about the character of the scholars and learned people of China in the 's. The first volume seems to be just a collection of fables following various scholars - corrupted scholars and honest scholars, rich scholars and poor scholars - their good or bad deeds, their behavior and the transformation one has after entering the world of the scholars - after passing his exams.

The second volume brings all the scholars talked about in the 1st volume under the same roof - they spend time together and are involved in diverse combination into different good or bad activities. This is a book about a corrupt society who's values are upside-down at most times. A society where the women are a little more than furniture.

One advice - do not read it on an empty stomach.

Every second page there is a meal described and in pretty appetizing terms too. A rare opportunity to read a Chinese novel from the Qing dynasty in English translation. Not too many of them around.

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For those of Chinese heritage, a chance to see why scholarship and examinations are so culturally important, a look at the role of food in the daily lives of the literary scholars--we are still eating some of the same things, a look at aspects of daily life such as transportation river boats were important , pawn shops. Makes me wish for some pictures or paintings to give the A rare opportunity to read a Chinese novel from the Qing dynasty in English translation.

Makes me wish for some pictures or paintings to give the stories some visual context of what China looked like back then. Interesting for those of us raised learning eurocentric history.

In structure and in narrative viewpoint, an odd book, and a wonderful book for being odd, possessed with the rare flexibility of being able to effectively, viciously savage a system of values in one section, and redeem those very values in the next section. A structure that therefore makes that most uncommon and correct statement that just because a philosophy is taken advantage of by the worst people doesn't mean that it isn't worth believing in.

A narrative reticence, akin to a Henry James nov In structure and in narrative viewpoint, an odd book, and a wonderful book for being odd, possessed with the rare flexibility of being able to effectively, viciously savage a system of values in one section, and redeem those very values in the next section. A narrative reticence, akin to a Henry James novel, that sets up the fools within the books for the biggest falls, and affirms that this is all there is, and we should just try the best we can. Wickedly funny, but admittedly somewhat of a chore when you're trailing the good guys. Needs a new translation desperately.

The world of Wu Jingzi is full of so many characters and situations.

Der Weg zu den weißen Wolken. Geschichten aus dem Gelehrtenwald

You won't remember them all. Hell, you won't even fully get what each scholar does, Jingzi walks trough the story with such speed but with a clear vision of the world and it shines; trough its bleakness and hopefulness and the few moments of wisdom and tranquility amid all the racing for status and fortune and glory, forsaking duty and life. This is an exceedingly interesting view of 15th century scholars as told from the perspective of an 18th century scholar. It is a subtle critique of the Confucian system and provides a fascinating window into Chinese sensibilities.

Relentless scorn for literati, check. But what strikes me most is that even in feudal China, success in life was all about who you knew. Annmarie rated it really liked it Jan 23, Cynthia rated it really liked it Jul 07, Herve rated it liked it Sep 12,