Contemporary Chinese stories

New York: Columbia University Press, 1944. First edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [3], 242; full red cloth, top edge stained red; fine in price-clipped dust jacket with a few short tears. A collection of Chinese literature in translation, covering the period from 1918 to 1937. "The stories have been selected on the basis of their excellence as stories, the position of the authors in the literary scene, and the light they throw on Chinese life and problems." Represented here are Chang T'ien-yi, Lao She, Pa Chin, Chang T'ien-yi, and Mao Dun, among others.