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Taipei People
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This book appeals to readers interested in modern Chinese literature, urban stories, and cultural portraits. It is suitable for those who appreciate literary fiction with rich characterisation and historical context.
Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction in Chinese, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce's Dubliners. Patrick Hanan praises the volume as ""the highest achievement in the contemporary Chinese story."" Henry Miller considers Pai Hsien-yung ""a master of portraiture.
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Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction in Chinese, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce's Dubliners. Patrick Hanan praises the volume as "the highest achievement in the contemporary Chinese story." Henry Miller considers Pai Hsien-yung "a master of portraiture."
Stories from this collection have already been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789622018594
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 July 2000
Country: Hong Kong
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Contributors:
- Edited by George Kao
- Translated by Patia Yasin
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 716g
Pages: 484
About the Author
Born in 1937, Pai Hsien-yung migrated to Taiwan with his family after 1949 and eventually settled in the United States. His other famous works include Crystal Boys, the first contemporary Chinese novel with an explicit gay theme, and various early short stories, essays as well as film scripts. He is now working on a biography of his father, Pai Ch'ung-hai (1893-1966), a famous general of the Anti-Japanese Resistance War.
The stories are translated into English by the author and Patia Yasin, who is a translator of traditional Chinese and Japanese folk lyrics and modern Turkish poetry. She is currently translating Luigi Pirandello's theatre works.
The editor, George Kao, is a founding editor of the journal Renditions.
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