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Three-Legged Horse
Cheng Cheng Ch´ing-Wen
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Description for Three-Legged Horse
Hardback. These twelve stories represent the best work of respected "nativist" writer Cheng Ch'ing-wen and encompass his major themes: the tensions between men and women, parents and children, city and village, tradition and modernity. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Here are twelve moving short stories about Taiwan and its people by one of the island's most popular writers, Cheng Ch'ing-wen. Focusing primarily on village life and the effects of modernization on Taiwan in the postwar years, Cheng is one of the most respected of the island's "nativist" writers, yet this is his first book to be translated into English. This anthology represents the best of his fictional efforts across a forty-year span and encompasses his major themes: the tensions between men and women, parents and children, city and village, tradition and modernity. Taken individually, each story presents a moving ... Read more
Here are twelve moving short stories about Taiwan and its people by one of the island's most popular writers, Cheng Ch'ing-wen. Focusing primarily on village life and the effects of modernization on Taiwan in the postwar years, Cheng is one of the most respected of the island's "nativist" writers, yet this is his first book to be translated into English. This anthology represents the best of his fictional efforts across a forty-year span and encompasses his major themes: the tensions between men and women, parents and children, city and village, tradition and modernity. Taken individually, each story presents a moving ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231113861
SKU
V9780231113861
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About Cheng Cheng Ch´ing-Wen
Cheng Ch'ing-wen is one of the best known contemporary writers in Taiwan and a leader of the "nativist" literary movement. This is his first work to appear in English.
Reviews for Three-Legged Horse
This collection of simple stories, written in simple language yet rich with vivid details, presents a gallery of portraits of disorientation, distortion, and frustration.
Guanlong Cao New York Times Book Review Hearts and souls are lost and found in each of these moving tales.Three-Legged Horse is a rare jewel, the first English translations from Cheng's 40-year writing career. We ... Read more
Guanlong Cao New York Times Book Review Hearts and souls are lost and found in each of these moving tales.Three-Legged Horse is a rare jewel, the first English translations from Cheng's 40-year writing career. We ... Read more