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Exiles at Home: Short Stories by Ch’en Ying-chen (Volume 57) (Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies) - Softcover
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When this translation first appeared in 1986, Ch'en Ying-chen was already hailed as a central figure in the Native Literature movement in Taiwan. Ch'en, who spent seven years in prison on political "subversion" charges, is known for his often brutal honesty about rural poverty and the bland hypocrisies of the middle class. Deeply moral, Ch'en's nine stories here capture his personal alienation, touching on issues of racism, business ethics, and social nonconformity that continue to worry Chinese society on both sides of the straits.
Lucien Miller's translation deftly conveys the force and the spirit of Ch'en's prose; his colloquial American English suits Chen's jabs at Taiwan's Americanization. This was the first collection of Ch'en's stories to appear in English and its stories still challenge readers with Ch'en's keen social consciousness and commitment to the Chinese literary tradition.
Lucien Miller is Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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- PublisherU OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0892640685
- ISBN 13 9780892640683
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages212
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Exiles at Home: Short Stories by Ch'en Ying-chen (Volume 57)
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U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE ST, US, 1981
ISBN 10: 0892640685
ISBN 13: 9780892640683
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. When Exiles at Home first appeared in 1986, Ch'en Ying-chen was already hai led as a central figure in the Native Literature movement in Taiwan. Ch'en, who spent seven years in prison on political "subversion" charges, is know n for his often brutal honesty about rural poverty and the bland hypocrisie s of the middle class. Deeply moral, Ch'en's nine stories here capture his personal alienation, touching on issues of racism, business ethics, and soc ial nonconformity that continue to worry Chinese society on both sides of t he straits. Lucien Miller's translation deftly conveys the force and the spirit of Ch'en's prose; his colloquial American English suits Ch'en's jabs at Taiwan's Americanization. This was the first collection of Ch'en's stories to appear in English and its stories still challenge readers with Ch'en's keen social consciousness and commitment to the Chinese literary tradition. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000059826
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