Taipei people /
Pai, Hsien-yung, 1937-
Taipei people / Pai Hsien-Yung ; translated by the author and Patia Yasin ; edited by George Kao. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 362 pages)
Translated from the Chinese. 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"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9882377068 (electronic book) 9789882377066 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctvbx8m09 JSTOR
Pai, Hsien-yung, 1937- --Translations into English.
Bai, Xianyong, 1937- --Translations into English.
Pai, Hsien-yung, 1937-
LITERARY COLLECTIONS--Asian--Chinese.
Manners and customs.
China--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Chine--Mœurs et coutumes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
China.
Short stories, Chinese
Electronic books.
Fiction.
Short stories, Chinese.
Translations.
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Taipei people / Pai Hsien-Yung ; translated by the author and Patia Yasin ; edited by George Kao. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 362 pages)
Translated from the Chinese. 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"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
9882377068 (electronic book) 9789882377066 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctvbx8m09 JSTOR
Pai, Hsien-yung, 1937- --Translations into English.
Bai, Xianyong, 1937- --Translations into English.
Pai, Hsien-yung, 1937-
LITERARY COLLECTIONS--Asian--Chinese.
Manners and customs.
China--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Chine--Mœurs et coutumes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
China.
Short stories, Chinese
Electronic books.
Fiction.
Short stories, Chinese.
Translations.
PL2892.A345 / A24 2018
895.13/52