Taipei People Condition:Very Good exciting read' - Sabine Durrant

exciting read' - Sabine Durrant

knowing that no one is going to tell us if we make the right decision

yet balanced with humor and compassion—take us into the small towns and dirt roads that are home to the people who make China run

her grades were fine

Taipei People Condition:Very Good exciting read' - Sabine DurrantPai Hsien yung is among the most important writers in contemporary Chinese and world literature. His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyces Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the people of Taipei, with a mix of compassion, nostalgia, mourning, and tenacious clarity. Fifty years after its publication, the collection continues to move readers around the world.