Fortress Besieged

Fortress Besieged
Cover art of the 1st edition of Fortress Besieged, 1947
AuthorQian Zhongshu
LanguageStandard Chinese
GenreNovel
Publication date
1947
Publication placeChina
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN978-0-14-118786-0 (2006 Penguin edition)

Fortress Besieged (simplified Chinese: 围城; traditional Chinese: 圍城; pinyin: Wéichéng) is a Chinese satirical novel written by Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu), first published in 1947, and widely considered one of the masterpieces of twentieth century Chinese literature.[1] The novel is a humorous tale about middle-class Chinese society in the late 1930s. It gained worldwide popularity after it was reprinted in the 1980s and made into a television series in 1990.

  1. ^ Hussein, Aamer (2005-05-20). "Fortress Besieged, by Qian Zhongshu trans. Jeanne Kelly & Nathan K Mao". The Independent.