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- ISBN 9781933947280
- Weight: 907g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Apr 2011
- Publisher: Cornell University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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This volume consists of translations of twenty-four fictional works and five essays by Wang Wen-Hsing, plus a dedicated author's preface. Wang is one of the most celebrated modernist writers in Taiwan and the recipient of Taiwan's most prestigious National Culture and Arts Award (Literature Category). This anthology brings to English readers excellent works written in the earlier period of Wang's writing career; most of the works are published for the first time in English. This book is an important introduction not only toward understanding Wang's writings in particular, but also to understanding Taiwan modernist literature in general.
Shu Ning Sciban received her Ph.D in Chinese literature from the University of Toronto, and currently is an assistant professor at the University of Calgary. Her ongoing research includes contemporary fiction by Chinese women and an English translation anthology of Wang Wenxing's short stories and essays, co edited with Fred Edwards.
Fred Edwards majored in Chinese Studies at the University of Toronto. He currently is a copy editor at The Toronto Star.
