Thunderstorm

play by Cao Yu
Also known as: “Leiyu”

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discussed in biography

  • In Cao Yu

    …the four-act tragedy Leiyu (Thunderstorm; later adapted for film [1938] and as a dance-drama [1981]), was published. When it was performed in 1935 it instantly won Cao Yu fame as a huaju writer. His next works were Richu (1936; Sunrise; adapted as an opera [1982] and for film [1938…

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place in Chinese literature

  • scene from Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    In Chinese literature: 1927–37

    …whose first play, Leiyu (1934; Thunderstorm), a tale of fatalism, retribution, and incestual relations among members of a rich industrialist’s family, met with phenomenal success. It was followed over the next several years by other critically and popularly acclaimed plays, including Richu (1936; Sunrise) and Yuanye (1937; Wilderness), all of…

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