Exiles at Home: Stories by Ch'en Ying-chen (Michigan Classics in Chinese Studies, no.7) (Volume 7) Paperback – January 1, 2002

by Ch'en Ying-chen (Author), Lucien Miller (Author), Yvonne Chang (Author),

When Exiles at Home first appeared in 1986, Ch’en Ying-chen was already hailed as a central figure in the Native Literature movement in Taiwan. Ch’en, who spent seven years in prison on political “subversion” charges, is known for his often brutal honesty about rural poverty and the bland hypocrisies of the middle class. Deeply moral, Ch’en’s nine stories here capture his personal alienation, touching on issues of racism, business ethics, and social nonconformity that continue to worry Chinese society on both sides of the straits.

Lucien Miller’s translation deftly conveys the force and the spirit of Ch’en’s prose; his colloquial American English suits Ch’en’s jabs at Taiwan's Americanization. This was the first collection of Ch’en’s stories to appear in English and its stories still challenge readers with Ch'en's keen social consciousness and commitment to the Chinese literary tradition.

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About the Author

Lucien MILLER is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES (January 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0892641592
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0892641598
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches

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