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Book SynopsisThese two searingly funny and unsettling portraits of teenagers beyond the control and largely beneath the notice of adults in 1980s Taiwan are the first English translations of works by Taiwan's most famous and best-selling literary cult figure.
Trade ReviewChang is an astute observer and perceptive cultural critic...English readers will easily identify with the sentiments and circumstances portrayed by Chang and skillfully translated by Berry. -- Sylvia Li-chun Lin, University of Colorado, Denver World Literature Today Ghoulish, playful, totally subversive. -- Emily Gordon Newsday In two jaunty, disturbing novellas from Taiwan... Chang Ta-chun presents us with disaffected adolescents who roam city streets, complain about school, fantasize about gangster life, and wear Chicago Bulls T-shirts. -- Maureen McLane The New York Times Book Review Chang writes accessible, knowing and very funny fiction about youth and screwed-up families-some of the best of its kind... My Kid Sister... could be America's next teen classic. Publishers Weekly It's a considerable feat to have kids spout off about existentialism and not have them sound pretentious. Or high. -- Barbara Spindel Spin Wild Kids turned out to be not only the window on Taiwan I was looking for, but also a quick and enjoyable summer read. It is not without depth nor short of something to sink your teeth into. -- Jonathan S. Landreth VirtualChina.com This novel will inevitably invite comparisons with the classic The Catcher in the Rye. Philippines Today Churning out political thrillers, martial arts short stories, hard-boiled detective mysteries, a sci-fi, collection, and just about every other genre since 1976, Chang Ta-chun is a literary celebrity in Taiwan. -- Martin Wong Giant Robot Magazine
Table of ContentsTranslator's Introduction My Kid Sister A Present Just for Me Nausea A New Breed of Woman First Love Her Taboo On Treatment All That Remains Is Our Shell of Flesh Listening Intently and Telling Stories The Awakening of Laughter Chronicle of Death Ending in Insanity Wild Child Friends The Beginning In the Streets In the Heart of the Night Stories Games Good-for-nothings The Handgun Annie The Past On the Rooftop Brothers Mistakes The Hotel The Port Changes The Poster Secrets The Window Happiness Learning From Birth Pitiful The Celebrity The Adoption The Negotiation The Birthday And Supposing Forgetting
