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From the Old Country: Stories and Sketches of China and Taiwan (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan) by McClellan, Thomas Michael; Zhong, Lihe is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is From the Old Country: Stories and Sketches of China and Taiwan (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan) about?
Though he lived most of his life in rural South Taiwan, Zhong Lihe spent several years in Manchuria and Peking, moving among an eclectic mix of ethnicities, social classes, and cultures. His fictional portraits unfold on Japanese battlefields and in Peking slums, as well as in the remote, impoverished hill-country villages and farms of his native Hakka districts. His scenic descriptions are deft and atmospheric, and his psychological explorations are acute. The first anthology to present his wor
Who reads From the Old Country: Stories and Sketches of China and Taiwan (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- McClellan, Thomas Michael; Zhong, Lihe
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231536493
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Short Stories, Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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