Chen Puppet Flower

A Novel of 1867 Formosa
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55746-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Reihe: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan

Yao-Chang Chen’s historical novel Puppet Flower retells the story of the 1867 sinking of the American merchant ship the Rover and its aftermath. He brings to light the pivotal role of this incident in Taiwanese history, merging documented events and literary imagination.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Yao-chang

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Michael Berry
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Principal Characters
1. A Pyrrhic Victory
2. The Tragedy That Befell the Rover
3. Orphans of Mixed Blood
4. Identity Revealed
5. Repulse of the Foreign Forces
6. Serenity Lost and Found
7. Troops Marching
8. Puppet Mountains
9. Praying to Guanyin
10. Epilogue
Maps and Illustrations
Glossary
Notes

Über Autor(innen)

Yao-Chang Chen is professor emeritus of medicine at National Taiwan University and is a leading specialist in blood cell diseases. He began writing novels in his sixties, becoming a prolific and acclaimed author of historical fiction.

Pao-fang Hsu has translated works including Chung Wen-yin’s Decayed Land and The Anthology of Taiwan Indigenous Literature.

Ian Maxwell graduated from Lancaster University; he lives and works in Taipei.

Tung-jung Chen is a retired professor of English who taught American literature at Taiwanese universities.