Università Roma Tre

The course introduces contemporary literature from China and Taiwan, beginning with socialist realism, and examines the transformations of the literary landscape in the 1980s and the emergence of more experimental forms in both fiction and poetry. At the same time, it presents the development of Taiwanese literature from the colonial period, tracing its historical and cultural dynamics from a comparative perspective. The theoretical framework will be complemented by the critical reading and discussion of selected works.

Joshua Mostow, The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature, Columbia Un. Press
Federica Passi, Letteratura Taiwanese – un profilo storico, Cafoscarina, 2007
Saggi e letture su argomenti specifici caricati su Teams
Compulsory readings:
Mo Yan, Sorgo Rosso, Einaudi, 1997 e segg
Wang Shuo, Metà acqua, metà fuoco, Orientalia 2024
Three books by different authors
Su Tong, Lanterne rosse, Orientalia, 2020
Su Tong, La casa dell’oppio, Orientalia 2018
Mo Yan, Le rane, Einaudi, 2013
Bai Xianyong, Gente di Taipei, Atmosfere libri, 2024
Han Dong, Mettere radici, O Barra O, 2016
Yu Hua, Cronache di un venditore di sangue, Feltrinelli, 2018
Zhu Tianxin, Nostalgia dei fratelli dei villaggi di guarnigione, Orientalia 2023
Wu Zhuoliu, Orphan of Asia, Columbia University Press, 2006 (dispensa)
A Cheng, La trilogia dei re, Bompiani, 2003 (uno dei tre)
Qiu Maojin, Ultime lettere da Montmartre, Calabuig, 2016
Qiu Xiaolong, La misteriosa morte della compagna Guan, Marsilio 2018
Qiu Xiaolong, Nuove storie del vicolo della polvere, Marsilio 2014
Bei Dao, Antologia poetica, Elliot, 2019
Chen Li, Antologia poetica, Orientalia, 2024