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Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, "Fortress Besieged" recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family's expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang's life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties - while when he does finally make it home, he obtains a teaching post at a newly established university, encounters effete pseudo-intellectuals, and falls into a marriage of disastrous proportions. A glorious tale of love, marriage, war, calamity, disillusionment and hope, this is one of the greatest Chinese novels: combining Eastern philosophy, Western traditions, adventure, tragicomedy and satire to create a unique feast of delights.

钱钟书(1910－1998)，字哲良，默存，号槐聚，中国江苏无锡人，中国近代著名作家、 文学研究家。毕业于清华大学外文系，获文学学士，赴上海，到光华大学任教。后考取第三届(1935年)庚子赔款公费留学资格，名列榜首，留学英国牛津大学 埃克塞特学院。大学毕业后任教于多所高校。新中国成立后被评为一级教授。晚年就职于中国社会科学院，任副院长。其夫人杨绛也是著名作家，育有一女钱媛(1937年-1997年)。曾为《毛泽东选集》英文版翻译小组成员。1998年逝世，享年88岁。