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Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan Ser.: Wintry Night by Qiao Li (2001,...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Taiwan
- ISBN
- 9780231122009
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231122004
ISBN-13
9780231122009
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1726236
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wintry Night
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Asian / Chinese, Literary, Historical
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction, Literary Collections
Book Series
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
21.1 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-035882
Reviews
Li Qiao's Wintry Night trilogy is a landmark of Taiwan fiction and Taiwanese consciousness... This English version is expertly translated., This novel is classic historical fiction presented in a very real and intriguingly perceptive style. A masterpiece!, "Li Qiao's Wintry Night trilogy is a landmark of Taiwan fiction and Taiwanese consciousness... This English version is expertly translated." -- World Literature Today, "This novel is classic historical fiction presented in a very real and intriguingly perceptive style. A masterpiece!" -- Viviane Crystal, The Historical Novels Review, "Li Qiao's Wintry Nighttrilogy is a landmark of Taiwan fiction and Taiwanese consciousness... This English version is expertly translated." -- World Literature Today
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Table Of Content
Foreword Translator's Introduction Part 1. Wintry Night 1. The Peng Family Make Their Way to Fanzai Wood 2. Days on Guard 3. Planting Potatoes, Making Potash, Death 4. The Unexpected 5. Love 6. Death and Disaster 7. Change 8. The Japanese Arrive 9. Endless Wintry Night Part 2. The Lone Lamp 1. The Sound of Weeping 2. Good-bye 3. Ten Thousand Miles of Sea and Sky 4. The Clouds and the Moon 5. Misfortune 6. Good-byes on the Grass 7. Misty Spring Days 8. Sacrificial Rites 9. Women of the Mountains 10. The Journey of the Salmon 11. The Eternal Lamp
Synopsis
An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers--and the colonization of Taiwan itself--exploring their relationships with the aboriginal peoples of Taiwan and their struggle to establish their own ethnic and political identities. This carefully researched work of fiction draws upon Li's own experiences and family history, as well as oral and written histories of the era. Originally published in Chinese as a trilogy, this newly translated edition is an abridgement for English-speaking readers and marks the work's first appearance in the English-speaking world. It was well-received in Taiwan as an honest--and influential--recreation of Taiwan's history before the relocation of the Republic of China from the mainland to Taiwan. Because Li's saga is so deeply imbued with the unique culture and complex history of Taiwan, an introduction explaining the cultural and historical background of the novel is included to help orient the reader to this amazingly rich cultural context. This informative introduction and the sweeping saga of the novel itself together provide an important view of Taiwan's little known colonial experience., An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers-and the colonization of Taiwan itself-exploring their relationships with the aboriginal peoples of Taiwan and their struggle to establish their own ethnic and political identities. This edition is an abridgement for English-speaking readers and marks the work's first appearance in the English-speaking world. An introduction explaining the cultural and historical background of the novel is included to help orient the reader to this amazingly rich cultural context.
LC Classification Number
PL2877.C519H2913
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