Remains of Life A Novel |
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| Translator:
| Berry, Michael |
| Author:
| Wu He, Wu |
| Series title: | Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-16601-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1930, in the mountains of Taiwan, the Atayal tribe rose up against the Japanese colonial regime. The Japanese response brought the tribe to the brink of genocide. Wu He investigates the atrocity in this milestone of Chinese experimental literature. Shifting among observations about the people the author meets, philosophical musings, and fantastical leaps of imagination, Remains of Life is a powerful literary reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Taiwan's colonial...
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In 1930, in the mountains of Taiwan, the Atayal tribe rose up against the Japanese colonial regime. The Japanese response brought the tribe to the brink of genocide. Wu He investigates the atrocity in this milestone of Chinese experimental literature. Shifting among observations about the people the author meets, philosophical musings, and fantastical leaps of imagination, Remains of Life is a powerful literary reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Taiwan's colonial history.