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This book brings audiences the enchanting melodies passing down
from generation to generation in the Zhuang community, which are on
the brink of extinction. Specifically, it sheds light on the
origin, evolution and artistic features of Zhuang folk song in the
first place, and then it shifts to their English translation based
on meta-functional equivalence, through which the multi-aesthetics
of Zhuang folk song have been represented. At length, forty classic
Zhuang folk songs have been selected, and each could be sung
bilingually in line with the stave. This book benefits researchers
and students who are interested in music translation as well as the
Zhuang ethnic music, culture and literature. It also gives readers
an insight into musicology, anthropology and intercultural study.
If the mermaid doesn't swim back to the sea, but instead goes
ashore, she will learn to walk on two legs. Perhaps, she will even
learn to dance...... In her early thirties, Summer lives alone,
jobless, with little material wants. Her only passion is dancing.
To be more specific, ballroom dancing. She is at an awkward
position: she started too late to be competition-worthy, yet takes
dancing far too seriously to be a mere pastime. Her solitary
existence poses another obstacle: you need a partner in the
ballroom, where "men lead, women follow" is the ironclad rule.
Under the tutelage of the legendary Donny, Summer embarks on a
journey of self-discovery and, perhaps more importantly, in search
of the perfect partner. Her hopes are dashed again and again as she
witnesses (and sometimes partners with) the colorful characters in
the ballroom: the arrogant youngster Youlin from a dancing dynasty;
the talented Grace who wants nothing but an ordinary life; and the
petite Meixin, forever at war with her fiance/partner. There is of
course Donny, the gay dancer ferociously committed to competition
and every bit as traditional as most straight men. As Summer
continues her pursuit for Mr Right, she is forced to confront the
dark memories of her past: the slut-shaming from her control-freak
mother, the attempted suicide of her cousin, and the painful
humiliation of sex with a classmate. She dreams of the perfect
dancing body, yet dreads her own sexuality. The Mermaid's Tale is a
beautiful solo dance of a novel. It brings to mind the exploration
of the female body in The Vegetarian and the madness of the dance
world of Black Swan, but is told in a lighter voice at once dreamy,
whimsical, and scintillating. Written in the author's darkest days,
it is nevertheless a book about life and freedom.
This book brings audiences the enchanting melodies passing down
from generation to generation in the Zhuang community, which are on
the brink of extinction. Specifically, it sheds light on the
origin, evolution and artistic features of Zhuang folk song in the
first place, and then it shifts to their English translation based
on meta-functional equivalence, through which the multi-aesthetics
of Zhuang folk song have been represented. At length, forty classic
Zhuang folk songs have been selected, and each could be sung
bilingually in line with the stave. This book benefits researchers
and students who are interested in music translation as well as the
Zhuang ethnic music, culture and literature. It also gives readers
an insight into musicology, anthropology and intercultural study.
If the mermaid doesn't swim back to the sea, but instead goes
ashore, she will learn to walk on two legs. Perhaps, she will even
learn to dance......  In her early thirties, Summer
lives alone, jobless, with little material wants. Her only passion
is dancing. To be more specific, ballroom dancing. She is at an
awkward position: she started too late to be competition-worthy,
yet takes dancing far too seriously to be a mere pastime. Her
solitary existence poses another obstacle: you need a partner in
the ballroom, where "men lead, women follow" is the ironclad rule.
 Under the tutelage of the legendary Donny, Summer embarks
on a journey of self-discovery and, perhaps more importantly, in
search of the perfect partner.  Her hopes are dashed
again and again as she witnesses (and sometimes partners with) the
colorful characters in the ballroom: the arrogant youngster Youlin
from a dancing dynasty; the talented Grace who wants nothing but an
ordinary life; and the petite Meixin, forever at war with her
fiance/partner. There is of course Donny, the gay dancer
ferociously committed to competition and every bit as traditional
as most straight men. Â As Summer continues her pursuit for
Mr Right, she is forced to confront the dark memories of her past:
the slut-shaming from her control-freak mother, the attempted
suicide of her cousin, and the painful humiliation of sex with a
classmate. She dreams of the perfect dancing body, yet dreads her
own sexuality. Â The Mermaid's Tale is a beautiful solo dance
of a novel. It brings to mind the exploration of the female body in
The Vegetarian and the madness of the dance world of Black Swan,
but is told in a lighter voice at once dreamy, whimsical, and
scintillating. Written in the author's darkest days, it is
nevertheless a book about life and freedom. Â
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