Plum and Bamboo: China's Suzhou Chantefable Tradition by Mark Bender

Plum and Bamboo: China's Suzhou Chantefable Tradition

Mark Bender

259 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction literary sociology informative medium-paced
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In the cities of the Yangzi River delta region of China, audiences sip tea in story houses while storytellers speak and sing stories accompanied by stringed instruments. The stories unfold week after week, usually revolving around a love intrigue....

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