Chronology Entry
Year
1943
Text
Letter from E.M. Forster to Xiao Qian ; 7 July, 1943.
"I have been considering what you said about poverty and your misery and 'crime' in China. Why am I ashamed to hear of such things ? Not because I am shocked by them, as you suggest, nor because I feel I cannot imagine them, because they emphasise a defect in my mental equipment. For an instant, they become real, then they fall back again into words… It is an extra barrier too to realize that European poverty is nothing to Oriental. I am very glad that you mentioned this subject to me and I hope you will do so again."
"I have been considering what you said about poverty and your misery and 'crime' in China. Why am I ashamed to hear of such things ? Not because I am shocked by them, as you suggest, nor because I feel I cannot imagine them, because they emphasise a defect in my mental equipment. For an instant, they become real, then they fall back again into words… It is an extra barrier too to realize that European poverty is nothing to Oriental. I am very glad that you mentioned this subject to me and I hope you will do so again."
Mentioned People (2)
Forster, Edward Morgan
(London 1879-1970 Coventry) : Schriftsteller
Xiao, Qian
(Beijing 1910-1999) : Schriftsteller, Übersetzer, Journalist
Subjects
Literature : China
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Literature : Occident : Great Britain
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Periods : China : People's Republic (1949-)
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Periods : China : Republic (1912-1949)
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Translator
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 |
Lien, Wen-shan. A passage from China : an archival study of the correspondence and friendship between E.M. Forster and Hsiao Ch'ien. In : EurAmerica ; vol. 32, no 1 (2002). [Xiao Qian]. http://www.ea.sinica.edu.tw/eu_file/12014837842.pdf. |
Publication / Fors13 |