"Taipei People" is the iconic literary work reflecting the experience of people from Mainland China ("mainlanders", waishengren) who fled to Taiwan following the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War and founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Jan 18, 2022 · Taipei People or 台北人 is a collection of quiet, understated and brilliant short stories by Pai Hsien Yung (白先勇). Dealing with the lives of the Chinese diaspora who fled to Taiwan after the fall of the Nationalist government, the title is deliberately ironic.

His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce’s Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the people of Taipei, with a mix of compassion, nostalgia, mourning, and tenacious clarity.

His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce's Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the people of...

A collection of fourteen short stories, Taipei People presents a gallery of Chinese mainland emigres to Taiwan after the 1949 national divide. Despite their variegated backgrounds and experiences, these individuals share one thing in common: they …

Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce’s Dubliners. Henry Miller considers Pai Hsienyung “a master of portraiture.”

His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce's Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the people of Taipei, with a mix of compassion, nostalgia, mourning, and tenacious clarity.

His masterpiece Taipei People is a classic of Taiwanese modernism; with an intensity of vision comparable to James Joyce’s Dubliners, it follows the individual struggles of the Taipei people, with a mix of compassion, nostalgia, mourning, and tenacious clarity.

Dec 15, 2017 · Widely acclaimed as a classic of contemporary fiction, Taipei People has been frequently compared to James Joyce's Dubliners. Henry Miller considers Pai Hsienyung "a master of portraiture."