Orphan of Asia - Couverture rigide

Wu, Zhuoliu

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0231137273 ISBN 13 : 9780231137270

Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Wu Zhuoliu

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Born in Taiwan, raised in the scholarly traditions of ancient China but forced into the Japanese educational system, Hu Taiming, the protagonist of Orphan of Asia, ultimately finds himself estranged from all three cultures. Taiming eventually makes his mark in the colonial Japanese educational system and graduates from a prestigious college. However, he finds that his Japanese education and his adoption of modern ways have alienated him from his family and native village. He becomes a teacher in the Japanese colonial system but soon quits his post and finds that, having repudiated his roots, he doesn't seem to belong anywhere. Thus begins the long journey for Taiming to find his rightful place, during which he is accused of spying for both China and Japan and witnesses the effects of Japanese imperial expansion, the horrors of war, and the sense of anger and powerlessness felt by those living under colonial rule. Zhuoliu Wu's autobiographical novel is widely regarded as a classic of modern Asian literature and a groundbreaking expression of the postwar Taiwanese national consciousness.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Columbia University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0231137273
• ISBN 13: 9780231137270
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256