Exploring the psychological dimensions of humor in Chinese societies, this book examines its connections to demographic and dispositional factors, including gender, region, age, optimism, resilience, and subjective well-being. By analyzing these relationships, it offers insights into how humor functions within different social contexts and individual characteristics, enriching the understanding of its role in cultural dynamics.
“Market Street, first published in China in 1936, was written by the young woman writer Xiao Hong, who is best known for her two short novels, Field of Life and Death and Tales of Hulan River. In Market Street, the twenty-year-old author recounts in fictional autobiographical form two years of her short life when she lived in Harbin between 1932 and 1934. . . . Goldblatt has furnished a translation up to his usual high standard.”—Pacific Affairs