{"title":"Pai Hsien-yung","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePai Hsien-yung\u003c\/strong\u003e masterfully captures the complexities of urban life and personal identity in his works, exploring the nuanced emotions of displacement and nostalgia. His stories, such as the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eTaipei People\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the intimate struggles and cultural shifts experienced in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed narratives that blend subtle melancholy with keen observations of social change. Pai’s fiction offers a compelling glimpse into human connections and the echoes of memory within the fabric of everyday existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"taipei-people-by-pai-hsien-yung-9781529951509","title":"Taipei People","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of modern Chinese literature, \u003cem\u003eTaipei People\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of dark, wistful stories following the lives and losses of those who fled to Taipei after the 1949 Communist takeover of mainland China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Taipei, Taiwan. The Chinese Civil War is now long over, but its shadow still haunts the city's lost souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of her retirement, a dancer recalls the gentle boy she met in her youth. She loved him then - and never saw him again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOut at a deserted shoreline, a young man identifies the body of a manservant. He was a soldier once; he is nothing now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs night sets in, a group of men gather around a lotus pond in the park. There, they tell tales of a time that can never be returned to and search for connection in the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntimately drawn, universally powerful, these are tales for anyone who has ever left home, for anyone who has grown up and grown away, for anyone who has said goodbye, and for all those who were not able to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754196648172,"sku":"9781529951509","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529951509-taipei-people.jpg?v=1781659274"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/pai-hsien-yung.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}