zhwj Posted March 21, 2006 at 12:13 AM Report Posted March 21, 2006 at 12:13 AM What Chinese novels, either ancient or modern, have used a name as a title? I'm not looking for novelizations of historical figures (like the novels 雍正皇帝, 李自成, or 曾国藩), but books in which the title is a completely fictional character. I've come up with 倪焕之, and a few almost-and-nearlies (like 骆驼祥子 and 老残游记). Any others? Quote
studentyoung Posted March 21, 2006 at 04:01 AM Report Posted March 21, 2006 at 04:01 AM books in which the title is a completely fictional character. It quite often appears in “sowordsmen novel 武侠小说”. For example: 古龙: 《陆小凤》、《楚流香传奇》、《箫十一郎》、《小李飞刀系列》 梁羽生:《白发魔女传》、《狂侠天娇魔女》 Some other examples: 鲁迅:《阿Q正传》、《孔乙己》、《高老夫子》 程小青:《霍桑探案集》 赵树理:《李有才板话》 琼瑶:《还珠格格》、《新月格格》、《雪珂》、《水灵》 黄谷卿:《虾球传》 蒋子龙:《乔厂长上任记》 刘恒:《贫嘴张大民的幸福生活》 Thanks! Quote
zhwj Posted March 21, 2006 at 04:55 AM Author Report Posted March 21, 2006 at 04:55 AM Thanks for your suggestions, studentyoung. Don't know why Ah-Q slipped my mind. Short stories may be different - I haven't considered them. A few of the other ones you mention are more epithets than names, I'd say - Liang Yusheng chose the title "白发魔女传" over the simple name "练霓裳" (and probably for good reason...) I guess what I'm looking for, at its most basic, would be novels with titles of the form 张大民 rather than 贫嘴张大民的幸福生活 - just a simple name. Perhaps "Names as titles" rather than "Names in titles." Quote
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