Taipei People by Hsien-Yung Pai

Taipei People

Hsien-Yung Pai with Patia Yasin (Translator)

392 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics short stories

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Pai Hsien-yung is among the most important writers in contemporary Chinese and world literature. His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce's Dubliners, it follows the i...

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Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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4.03

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