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Taipei People (English and Chinese Edition)
Hsien-Yung Pai
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Description for Taipei People (English and Chinese Edition)
Paperback. Editor(s): Kao, George. Translator(s): Pai, Hsien-Yung; Yasin, Patia. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789622018594
SKU
V9789622018594
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Hsien-Yung Pai
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 ... Read more
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