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Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce's Dubliners. Henry Miller considers Pai Hsien-Yung ""a master of portraiture"". The collection of fourteen stories from this reprint edition has already been translated to great acclaim into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean.

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...the highest achievement in the contemporary Chinese story. -- Patrick Hanan, Harvard University

Taipei People

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    A Paperback / softback by Hsien-yung Pai, Patia Yasin, George Kao

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      Publisher: The Chinese University Press
      Publication Date: 28/02/2019
      ISBN13: 9789882370067, 978-9882370067
      ISBN10: 9882370063
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce's Dubliners. Henry Miller considers Pai Hsien-Yung ""a master of portraiture"". The collection of fourteen stories from this reprint edition has already been translated to great acclaim into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean.

      Trade Review
      ...the highest achievement in the contemporary Chinese story. -- Patrick Hanan, Harvard University

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