The Old Capital: A Novel of Taipei by T'Ien-Hsin Chu

Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan

The Old Capital: A Novel of Taipei

T'Ien-Hsin Chu with Howard Goldblatt (Translator)

221 pages hardcover 1997

2 editions

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Chu T'ien-hsin's The Old Capital is a brilliant evocation of Taiwan's literature of nostalgia and remembrance. The novel is centered on the question, "Is it possible that none of your memories count?" and explores the reliability of remembrances a...

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