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The Taste of Apples

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The Taste of Apples

From the preeminent writer of Taiwanese nativist fiction and the leading translator of Chinese literature come these poignant accounts of everyday life in rural and small-town Taiwan. Huang is frequently cited as one of the most original and gifted storytellers in the Chinese language, and these selections reveal his genius.

In "The Two Sign Painters," TV reporters ambush two young workers from the country taking a break atop a twenty-four-story building. "His Son's Big Doll" introduces the tortured soul inside a walking advertisement, and in "Xiaoqi's Cap" a dissatisfied pressure-cooker salesman is fascinated by a young schoolgirl.

Huang's charactersâ‚¬â€¢generally the uneducated and disadvantaged who must cope with assaults on their traditionalism, hostility from their urban brethren and, of course, the debilitating effects of povertyâ‚¬â€¢come to life in all their human uniqueness, free from idealization.
Country USA
Brand Columbia University Press
Manufacturer Columbia University Press
Binding Paperback
Color Other
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780231122610
ReleaseDate 2001-06-05

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