Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu Paperback Book 9780141187860

Set on the eve of the SinoJapanese war this work recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hungchien who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his familys expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university On the liner back Fangs life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties