Chinese Literature Taiwanese Fiction
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| The Rice-Sprout Song: A Novel of Modern China Written by Chang Ailing University of California Press, 1980 182 pages |
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| The Rouge of the North Written by Chang Ailing University of California Press, 1998 185 pages |
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| The Drowning of an Old Cat and Other Stories Written by Huang Chun-Ming Indiana University Press, 1980 |
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| The Taste of Apples Written by Huang Chun-Ming Translated by Howard Goldblatt Columbia University Press, 2001 |
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| Farewell My Concubine Written by Lilian Lee (Bihua Li) Harper Collins, 1994 272 pages |
Taiwan-born bestselling author Lilian Lee wrote this novel about two boys who grow up as part of a Peking Opera troupe in the 1930s. Douzi, the younger boy, is trained to sing the female roles while Shitou, his friend and protector, is trained to sing the female roles. Eventually they achieve fame for themselves but suffer endlessly as yet another victim of the times: the Japanese invasion, the Chinese civil war, and the Cultural Revolution. | |
| Wild Kids: Two Novels About Growing Up Chang Ta Chun Columbia University Press, 2002 280 pages |
Two novellas by one of Taiwan's leading authors, both of which deal with rebellious teenagers growing up beyond the control of their parents. The first story, called "My Kid Sister" deals with the narrator's sister getting an abortion. In the second story, "Wild Child", a fourteen year old boy runs away from home and joins the underworld. | |
| The Butcher's Wife Written by Li Ang (1952-) Translated by Howard Goldblatt Peter Owen Ltd, 2003 142 pages |
Li Ang, a Taiwan-born author, wrote this novel in 1983. The heroine of the story, Lin Shin, marries a pig butcher in a small Taiwanese town to escape poverty. He turns out to be a sadistic male who rapes and abuses her constantly. One day she decides to take charge and murders him. | |
| Crystal Boys Written by Pai Hsien-Yung Translated by Howard Goldblatt Gay Sunshine Press |
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| Taipei People Written by Pai Hsien-Yun Chinese University Press, 2000 |
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Bamboo Shoots After the Rain: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan Edited by Ann C. Carver The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1991 232 pages |
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Angelwings: Contemporary Queer Fiction From Taiwan Translated by Fran Martin University of Hawaii Press, 2003 240 pages |
