Hier ist es anders. Der Shanghai-Kurtisanenroman Haishang fanhua meng (Träume von Shanghais Pracht und Blüte) und der heterotopische Raum Shanghai

Abstract

This paper discusses the vernacular novel Haishang fanhua meng 海上繁華夢 (Dreams of Shanghai Splendor), written by Sun Jiazhen 孫家振 (1863–1939) and published in instalments from 1898 onwards in Shanghai. Even if the novel became a best-seller following its publication, it has been continuously overlooked by historians of literature and rejected due to its alleged “lack of quality”. This paper proves the opposite. A narratological analysis shows the novel to be highly innovative in format, style and setting, yet also deeply interwoven with, Show more