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100 1 _aHan, Bangqing,
_d1856-1894
245 1 0 _a海上花列傳
246 1 _aHai Shang Hua Lie Zhuan
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sing-song_Girls_of_Shanghai
500 _aRelease date is 2008-10-11
508 _aProduced by In On Lou
520 _a"海上花列傳" by Bangqing Han is a novel published in 1892 that chronicles the lives of prostitutes in late 19th-century Shanghai. As the first Chinese novel to be serially published, it distinguished itself by writing all dialogue in Wu Chinese dialect rather than standard Mandarin. The work offers a deliberately understated portrayal of courtesan life, eschewing sensationalism for matter-of-fact description. Despite critical acclaim from major literary figures, its authentic dialectal rendering made it challenging for broader audiences, contributing to limited commercial success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26872
999 _c67781
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