In this lively translation of Wang Chen-ho's ribald satire, a
Taiwanese village loses all perspective -- and common sense -- at
the prospect of fleecing a shipload of lusty and lonely American
soldiers. A rotund, excitable high school English teacher receives
word that 300 GIs are coming from Vietnam for a weekend of R and R.
He persuades the owners of the Big 4 brothels that they will all
take in more U.S. dollars if the pleasure girls can speak a little
English; his plan is to train fifty specially selected prostitutes
in a "Crash Course for Bar Girls."
The teacher, Dong Siwen (his name means "refinement") enlists
the eager support of local Councilman Qian and the managers of such
elite establishments as Night Fragrances and Valley of Joy. "If the
girls learn how to say three things in English -- "Hello, How are
you?" and "Want to do you-know-what?" everything is A-OK " But what
begins as a simple plan to teach a few English phrases quickly
becomes absurdly elaborate: courses will include an "Introduction
to American Culture," a crash course on global etiquette, and a
workshop in personal hygiene taught by Dr. "Venereal" Wang.
Siwen, a virgin himself, dreads any bad P.R. from "Saigon Rose"
(slang for a particularly virulent strain of v.d.) and so demands
the finest conveniences and conditions for "servicing the Yanks."
"Sanitation above all.... Do you think U.S. dollars will float out
of their pockets in crummy rooms like that?" The Americans must not
leave with a poor impression of Taiwan; not only Dong Siwen and the
Big 4 but the entire nation would lose face.
One of the most carefully wrought narratives in contemporary
Chinese literature, "Rose, Rose, I Love You" will appeal not only
to readers of fiction but also to those interested in Taiwanese
identity and the effects of Westernization on Asian society.
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