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A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers
Hsiao Li-Hung
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Description for A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers
Hardback. 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. Translator(s): Wu, Michelle. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
Winner of the 1980 United Daily Literature Competition, this novel about love, betrayal, family life, and the power of tradition in small-town Taiwan was an instant bestseller when first published in Taiwan. At once a bittersweet romance and a vividly detailed portrait of life in a southern Taiwanese coastal town in the 1970s, A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers captures the intimacy of agricultural life in the midst of an increasingly industrialized society. At the heart of the story is Zhenguan, a sensitive young woman whose coming of age is influenced by new experiences in the city, the wisdom ... Read more
Winner of the 1980 United Daily Literature Competition, this novel about love, betrayal, family life, and the power of tradition in small-town Taiwan was an instant bestseller when first published in Taiwan. At once a bittersweet romance and a vividly detailed portrait of life in a southern Taiwanese coastal town in the 1970s, A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers captures the intimacy of agricultural life in the midst of an increasingly industrialized society. At the heart of the story is Zhenguan, a sensitive young woman whose coming of age is influenced by new experiences in the city, the wisdom ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231117920
SKU
V9780231117920
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About Hsiao Li-Hung
Hsiao Li-hung is one of the most popular women writers from Taiwan. The author of four full-length novels, she has been widely acclaimed for her refined style, feminine sensibilities, and unique fictional interpretation of esoteric Buddhist ideals.
Reviews for A Thousand Moons on a Thousand Rivers
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 ... Read more