Chinese Storytellers

Ideal For: Intermediate-advanced level students, literature study.

Chinese Storytellers takes us to the teahouses and hidden corners of Yangzhou to explore the ancient art of Chinese storytelling (shuoshu). Interviews with contemporary masters allow readers a rare glimpse into the personal and professional lives of storytellers today. This one-of-a-kind book also includes a VCD (which can be played using a CD-ROM drive or DVD player) of the storytellers performing their art in Yangzhou dialect. A separate video cassette is also available. This bilingual book includes traditional Chinese characters, pinyin, and English.