Böcker av Megan Walsh

This book is for readers who want to understand what it's like to live in China todayWalsh explores a whole world of literature that has exploded in China over the last 20 yearsProvides a comprehensive introduction to Chinese online fiction, which has become the largest publishing platform in the world

Argues that colonial-era author portraits, such as Benjamin Franklin's and Phillis Wheatley's frontispieces; political portraits that circulated during the debates over the Constitution; and portraits of beloved fictional characters in the 1790s, such as those of Samuel Richardson's heroine Pamela, shaped readers' conceptions of American literature.