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Taipei People
Overview
Pai Hsien-yung is among the most important writers in contemporary Chinese and world literature. His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce's Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the people of Taipei, with a mix of compassion, nostalgia, mourning, and tenacious clarity.
Fifty years after its publication, the collection continues to move readers around the world. Stories from this collection have been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9789882370067
- ISBN-10: 9882370063
- Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
- Publish Date: February 2019
- Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
- Page Count: 392
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