Tag: Jing Shen

March 21, 2020

#AAS2020 Happy Hour Reads: Asian Fiction in Translation

Well, it’s 4:00 PM EDT on day three of #AAS2020, and we bet you’re itching for some down time. Or, maybe you’ve just finished reading Christine’s post and you’re aching to escape into another time and place. We’ve got you...

March 21, 2020

Join Christine Dunbar on a Tour of Our New Books in Asian Fiction in Translation

Hi! I’m so glad you came back to chat more about books. We have several new translations in the booth this year. To be honest, the book I’m most excited about is still at the printer, but I begged a...

March 10, 2020

Announcing our 2020 Asian Studies Catalog

Letter from the editors: Columbia University Press has a long history of bringing the Asian classics to an Anglophone audience. The books we present to you in this 2020 catalog continue that tradition, while also paying close attention to the...

February 12, 2020

Book Excerpt! A Couple of Soles, by Li Yu, translated by Jing Shen and Robert E. Hegel

“An entertaining example of seventeenth century Chinese drama made quite accessible to English-reading audiences. Of both literary and historical interest, and offering quite enjoyable drama, comedy, and romance, it’s well worth a look.” ~Complete Review We are continuing our celebration...

February 11, 2020

Jing Shen and Robert E. Hegel on A Couple of Soles

“A Couple of Soles is an entertaining example of seventeenth century Chinese drama made quite accessible to English-reading audiences. Of both literary and historical interest, and offering quite enjoyable drama, comedy, and romance, it’s well worth a look.” ~Complete Review Valentine’s...

November 5, 2019

New Book Tuesday! A Couple of Soles, Fearing the Worst and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! From the Woodrow Wilson Center Series Fearing the Worst How Korea Transformed the Cold War Samuel F. Wells Jr. Fearing the Worst explains how the Korean War fundamentally changed postwar competition between...