Chinese edition first published in 1971 by Ch’en Chung Publishing
Co., Taiwan. Chinese new edition first published in 1983 by Er Ya
Publishing Co., Ltd., Taiwan.
English edition first published in 1982 by Indiana University Press,
USA, under the title Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream:
Tales of Taipei Characters.
Bilingual edition first published in 2000 by The Chinese University
Press, Hong Kong
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Product Information
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.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherChinese University of Hong KONG, T.H.E.
ISBN-109882370063
ISBN-139789882370067
eBay Product ID (ePID)236624722
Product Key Features
Book TitleTaipei People
AuthorHsien-Yung PAI
FormatTrade Paperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / Chinese, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year2019
GenreLiterary Collections, Fiction
Number of Pages392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length0.8in.
Item Height0.1in.
Item Width0.6in.
Item Weight1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification NumberPl2892.A345
Grade fromCollege Graduate Beginner
ReviewsA collection of fourteen short stories, Taipei People presents a gallery of Chinese mainland emigres to Taiwan after the 1949 national divide. Despite their variegated backgrounds and experiences, these individuals share one thing in common: they cannot let go of memories of their days on the mainland. As a result, the people in these stories turn their nostalgia into lived reality. . . In the aftermath of a century that vowed to revolutionize everything, Pai calls for the capacity to feel, love, and act, as well as the generative power arising therefrom. It is this 'beam of darkness,' however 'untimely,' that Pai sought to define and redefine in Taipei People fifty years ago, and that he is still engaged in today.
Copyright Date2018
Target AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal895.1352
Dewey Edition23