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Fate in Tears and Laughter

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Fate in Tears and Laughter
Cover of a 1933 edition of the novel (volume 2)
AuthorZhang Henshui
Original title啼笑因緣
Published1930

Fate in Tears and Laughter (Chinese: 啼笑因緣) is a 1930 Chinese novel by Zhang Henshui, set in 1920s Beiping (modern Beijing). A few chapters (Chapters 1, 2, 18, 19) were translated into English by Sally Borthwick for the anthology Chinese Middlebrow Fiction: From the Ch'ing and Early Republican Eras (1984).

The novel has been adapted into many films and TV series, as well as a number of local Chinese operas.

Adaptations

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Films

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  • Fate in Tears and Laughter (啼笑因緣), a 1932 Chinese silent film directed by Zhang Shichuan, starring Zheng Xiaoqiu, Hu Die and Yan Yuexian.
  • Fate in Tears and Laughter (啼笑因緣), a 1941 Chinese film directed by Sun Jing, starring Mei Xi and Li Li-hua.
  • A Tale of Laughter and Tears (啼笑因緣), a 1952 Hong Kong film directed by Yeung Kung-leung and Wan Hoi-ching, starring Cheung Wood-Yau and Pak Yin.
  • Between Tears and Laughters (啼笑因緣), a 1957 Hong Kong film directed by Lee Sun-fung, starring Cheung Ying, Law Yim-hing and Kong Duen-yee.
  • Between Tears and Smiles (故都春夢), a 1964 Hong Kong film directed by Lo Chen, starring Kwan Shan, Li Li-hua and Ivy Ling Po.
  • A Story of Three Loves (啼笑因緣), a 1964 two-part Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam, starring Chao Lei, Jeanette Lin Tsui and Grace Chang.
  • Lover's Destiny (新啼笑因緣), a 1975 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen, starring Chung Hua, Ching Li and Shih Szu.

TV series

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