Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note to the Reader xi
5. Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER ONE The Compiler 20
7. CHAPTER TWO The Narrative World 74
8. CHAPTER THREE The Language 114
9. CHAPTER FOUR The Text in Motion 169
10. Coda 218
11. Appendix A: The Original Text and Translation of “The Biography of No, the Clumsy Old Man” 225
12. Appendix B: A Translation of “The Story of a Slave Girl from Chirye” 229
13. Notes 237
14. Bibliography 269
15. Index 291