{"product_id":"faraway-9780231193955","title":"Faraway","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Taiwanese writer Lo Yi-Chin’s Faraway, a fictionalized version of the author finds himself stranded in mainland China attempting to bring his comatose father home. Lo offers a deft portrayal of the rift between China and Taiwan through an intimate view of a father-son relationship that bridges this divide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLo’s language, beautifully translated by Jeremy Tiang, is a life raft in the chaos, images burned in the mind . . . * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eLo is a clever, resourceful writer. He finds humor in his [narrator's] struggles with mainland customs and red tape while tapping into a rich vein of memories and emotions stirred when history or crisis makes the challenges of family life even gnarlier. Thematically rich and intriguing. * Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003e[Lo] is a superb writer. * The Modern Novel *\u003cbr\u003eSituated somewhere between autofiction and cultural criticism (think Ali Smith’s \u003ci\u003eArtful\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eFaraway\u003c\/i\u003e doesn’t lack for massive subjects to tackle. Within its pages, you’ll find everything from the weight of history to the anxiety of parenthood, along with a wholly immersive and frequently nightmarish account of medical treatment gone awry. The result is unpredictable and often gripping. * Words Without Borders *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaraway\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of deep introspection and sometimes overflowing imagery, a meditation on ageing and family, a memoir or novel of the wearing forces of illness, duty and bureaucracy. * South China Morning Post Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaraway\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful novel of the personal and the national, by a man examining his roles as a writer, a son and a father. * Tony's Reading List *\u003cbr\u003eLo Yi-Chin is the most remarkable and creative writer Taiwan has produced in recent decades, and what's more, he is the most inventive writer in the entire Chinese-speaking world. -- David Der-wei Wang, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Fiction Matters in Contemporary China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant, beautiful work by an important author, \u003ci\u003eFaraway: A Novel \u003c\/i\u003eshould be on every bookshelf.  Jeremy Tiang's subtle and sensitive translation brings a level of transparency to the text that allows you to immerse fully in its world.  The novel will resonate long after you’ve put it down. -- Ari Larissa Heinrich, translator of Qiu Miaojin’s \u003ci\u003eLast Words from Montmartre\u003c\/i\u003e and Chi Ta-wei’s \u003ci\u003eThe Membranes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Lo Yi-Chin narrates and contemplates three generations of often strained relationships with places and people now and then, here and there, on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Jeremy Tiang makes a monumentally challenging task look easy in a translation that is accurate and affecting, on point and poignant. -- Darryl Sterk, translator of Wu Ming-Yi's \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Bicycle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very dense narrative, a paper river overflowing with a tremendous number of tedious details upon the waves of which glitter sudden bursts of simple and breathtaking literary beauty, confidently and delicately translated by Tiang...Rather than spelling out the emotional responses of the main characters, the narrative expresses the feelings of abandonment, meaninglessness, and Kafkaesque bewilderment through painstakingly detailed accounts of everyday consumption and bureaucracy. -- Astrid Møller-Olsen * Xiaoshuo Blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFaraway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s Note","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400345428311,"sku":"9780231193955","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231193955.jpg?v=1730470447","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/faraway-9780231193955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}