Fortress Besieged

Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, this work recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family's expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang's life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties.

• | By (Author): Qian Zhongshu
• | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 27, 2006
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 448 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0141187867
• | ISBN-13: 9780141187860