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At once a bittersweet romance and a vividly detailed portrait of life in a southern Taiwanese coastal town in the 1970s, this prize-winning Taiwanese bestseller about love, betrayal, family life, and the power of tradition captures the intimacy of agricultural life in the midst of an increasingly industrialized society.

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Without indulging in either anti-foreign or anti-mainlander sentiments, A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers assures the reader that Taiwanese folk culture and local Chinese traditions... can provide all of the wisdom necessary for dealing with emotional crises like the death of a loved one and a sundered love relationship. World Literature Today With its elegant and exquisitely detailed descriptions and noble, humane sentiments,A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers undoubtedly has become one of the best-loved novels in the Chinese language. -- Shu-ning Sciban China Review International

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/02/2000
      ISBN13: 9780231117920, 978-0231117920
      ISBN10: 0231117922

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      At once a bittersweet romance and a vividly detailed portrait of life in a southern Taiwanese coastal town in the 1970s, this prize-winning Taiwanese bestseller about love, betrayal, family life, and the power of tradition captures the intimacy of agricultural life in the midst of an increasingly industrialized society.

      Trade Review
      Without indulging in either anti-foreign or anti-mainlander sentiments, A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers assures the reader that Taiwanese folk culture and local Chinese traditions... can provide all of the wisdom necessary for dealing with emotional crises like the death of a loved one and a sundered love relationship. World Literature Today With its elegant and exquisitely detailed descriptions and noble, humane sentiments,A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers undoubtedly has become one of the best-loved novels in the Chinese language. -- Shu-ning Sciban China Review International

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