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245 14 a| The three leaps of Wang Lunh| [electronic resource] :b| a Chinese novel /c| By Alfred Döblin ; Translated by C. D. Godwin.;

300 a| xxxi, 490 pages :b| map ;c| 22 cm.;

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520 a| "In 1915, fourteen years before Berlin Alexanderplatz, Alfred Doblin published his first novel, an amazing, extensively researched Chinese historical extravaganza: The Three Leaps of Wang Lun. Even more remarkably, given its subject matter, the book was written in expressionist style and is now considered the first modern German novel, as well as the first Western novel to depict a China untouched by the West. Based on actual accounts of a doomed rebellion during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the late eighteenth century, the novel tells the story of Wang Lun, a historical martial arts master and charismatic leader of the White Lotus sect, who leads a futile revolt of the "Truly Powerless." Densely packed cities and Tibetan wastes, political intrigue and religious yearning, imperial court life and the fate of wandering outcasts are depicted in a language of enormous vigor and matchless imagination, unfolding the theme of timidity against force and a mystical sense of the world against the realities of power"--c| Provided by publisher.;

520 a| "China 1760-1774 Novel translated from the German"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The three leaps of Wang Lun a Chinese novel / By Alfred Döblin ; Translated by C. D. Godwin.

Author/creator	Döblin, Alfred
Other author	Godwin, C. D.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : New York Review Books ; Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong : The Chinese Universitty of Hong Kong Press, [2015]
Description	xxxi, 490 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Wang, Lun, -1774--Fiction. China--History. --Qianlong, 1736-1795. --Fiction.

Uniform title	Drei Sprünge des Wang-lun. English
Series	Calligrams
Abstract	"In 1915, fourteen years before Berlin Alexanderplatz, Alfred Doblin published his first novel, an amazing, extensively researched Chinese historical extravaganza: The Three Leaps of Wang Lun. Even more remarkably, given its subject matter, the book was written in expressionist style and is now considered the first modern German novel, as well as the first Western novel to depict a China untouched by the West. Based on actual accounts of a doomed rebellion during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the late eighteenth century, the novel tells the story of Wang Lun, a historical martial arts master and charismatic leader of the White Lotus sect, who leads a futile revolt of the "Truly Powerless." Densely packed cities and Tibetan wastes, political intrigue and religious yearning, imperial court life and the fate of wandering outcasts are depicted in a language of enormous vigor and matchless imagination, unfolding the theme of timidity against force and a mystical sense of the world against the realities of power"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"China 1760-1774 Novel translated from the German"-- Provided by publisher.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014035395
ISBN	9789629965648 (paperback)
ISBN	962996564X (paperback)

The three leaps of Wang Lun a Chinese novel / By Alfred Döblin ; Translated by C. D. Godwin.

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