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Written as the ludicrous and disturbing ramblings of an errant,
pseudo-intellectual urbanite secluding himself from the underworld
in an impoverished coastal village of Taiwan in the early 1960s,
this novel prompted the first critical discussion of postmodernism
in Chinese fiction and still stands as the most provocative and
innovative narrative published in Taiwan over the past two decades.
Written as the ludicrous and disturbing ramblings of an errant,
pseudo-intellectual urbanite secluding himself from the underworld
in an impoverished coastal village of Taiwan in the early 1960s,
this novel prompted the first critical discussion of postmodernism
in Chinese fiction and still stands as the most provocative and
innovative narrative published in Taiwan over the past two decades.
This volume consists of translations of twenty-four fictional works
and five essays by Wang Wen-Hsing, plus a dedicated author's
preface. Wang is one of the most celebrated modernist writers in
Taiwan and the recipient of Taiwan's most prestigious National
Culture and Arts Award (Literature Category). This anthology brings
to English readers excellent works written in the earlier period of
Wang's writing career; most of the works are published for the
first time in English. This book is an important introduction not
only toward understanding Wang's writings in particular, but also
to understanding Taiwan modernist literature in general.
This volume consists of translations of twenty-four fictional works
and five essays by Wang Wen-Hsing, plus a dedicated author's
preface. Wang is one of the most celebrated modernist writers in
Taiwan and the recipient of Taiwan's most prestigious National
Culture and Arts Award (Literature Category). This anthology brings
to English readers excellent works written in the earlier period of
Wang's writing career; most of the works are published for the
first time in English. This book is an important introduction not
only toward understanding Wang's writings in particular, but also
to understanding Taiwan modernist literature in general.
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