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Zhang longxi author of unexpected affinities goodreads. He is a member of the executive council of the international comparative literature association, an elected foreign member of the royal swedish academy of letters, history and antiquities and of the academia europaea. New book on chinese and western cultural affinity launched. Unexpected affinities reading across cultures9780802092779. He is the author of several books, including unexpected affinities. This series includes academic work examining and analyzing issues related to history, literature, philosophy, culture, society, and religion in china, translated from the original chinese volumes. See if your friends have read any of zhang longxis books.
Zhang longxi is chair professor of comparative literature and. An argument for and contribution to eastwest comparative studies based on the. Zhang, longxi city university of hong kong, chair professor of comparative literature and translation ma peking university phd harvard university zhang longxi is a leading scholar in eastwest crosscultural studies. A critique of literary worlds in world literature theory.
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