Crusading for recognition for 'work of literary genius'
By Kelly Chung Dawson in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2013-04-23 08:08
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Top: David Tod Roy, professor of Chinese literature at the University of Chicago. Above: The cover of the fifth volume of The Plum in the Golden Vase, a Chinese classic literary work from the 16th century. The book has been seen as erotic and banned in China for a long time. Photos Provided to China Daily |
In an office littered with thousands of notes inscribed on stacked paper flash cards, David Tod Roy has labored on what he calls his "life's work" for three decades.
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