An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers--and the colonization of Taiwan itself--exploring their relationships with the aboriginal peoples of Taiwan and their struggle to establish their own ...
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An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers--and the colonization of Taiwan itself--exploring their relationships with the aboriginal peoples of Taiwan and their struggle to establish their own ethnic and political identities. This edition is an abridgement for English-speaking readers and marks the work's first appearance in the English-speaking world. An introduction explaining the cultural and historical background of the novel is included to help orient the reader to this amazingly rich cultural context.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Qiao, Li., trans. by Taotao Liu & John Balcom., Columbia University Press, 2001, c2001, 1st Edition, boards (hard cover), fine with dj, 291 pp, tall 8vo, "Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan"
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VG+ in NF jacket. Octavo. Black boards and spine with shiny silver foil lettering on the spine. Book has a light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine with a faint accompanying bump at the head of the spine. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Short black remainder mark on the lower edge of the textblock-pages are otherwise clean, white, and crisp. 291 pages. Dust Jacket-has just a trace of rubbing at the head of the spine and at the very tips of the outside corners. Nice copy. Translated from the Chinese by Taotao Liu and John Balcom.
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Reader copy. Publisher: Columbia Date of Publication: 2001 Binding: Hardcover Condition: This is the stated Columbia First Edition from 2001. Other than a few ex libris markings, both the mylar-covered DJ and the book are in positively minty-mint condition. There are no rips, tears, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight as a drum (they still crackle).