I NEED SOME HELP GUYS
So lately I’ve been really into Chinese Opera…don’t ask me how it started because I couldn’t tell you. As I was rolling around the city listening to Chinese Opera it made me realize that Asian Literature/History has been SORELY neglected here on Textbook. So if you have any suggestions let me know—folklore, legends, history, stories, mythology, anything is welcome. Please reply here or in the ask box.
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paperbacklover said:
I can’t think of anything off the top of my head, but it sounds like an awesome idea!
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irubyou said:
please don’t mix up Chinese and other cultures. M Butterfly is Japanese and Miss Saigon is Vietnamese. I suggest the story of the White Snake=]
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pussyfoot said:
Have you heard of the Chinese legend of Chang E? There are a lot of adaptations of this story, but in all of them, Chang E floats to the moon. Here’s a version: thelotussutrachronicles…
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antibromide said:
Haruki Murakami’s work is worth looking into. After Dark is a quick read with strong characters and Kafka on the Shore is beyond amazing.
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notexactly said:
Try Journey of the West, a Chinese novel about the Monkey King, for starters. The graphic novel American Born Chinese has a great abridgment of the story, albeit in relationship to the graphic novel’s plot.
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npclaridad said:
the few asian theatre ventures: Pacific Overtures (Sonhdeim), any play by David Henry Hwang (esp. M. Butterfly), along with the more commercial Miss Saigon & The King and I…oh and the slightly racist Flower Drum Song…:)
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aminalula said:
Memoirs of a Geisha…
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xdilatory said:
The peking opera Xishi is a good one — I saw it in Beijing performed by Mei Lanfeng’s grandson and it was really good. Empowering women of ancient times.
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lovepuppy said:
Dream of Red Chambers/Story of the Stone. One of China’s greatest novels (i took a whole course on it in college)
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lucaluca said:
MULAN. Actually, disney characters in general. GO.
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jackinthepocketblog said:
Highly recommend The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Marukami.
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