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Title

Indigenous writers of Taiwan : an Anthology of stories, essays, & poems / edited by John and Yingtsih Balcom ; translated with an introduction by John Balcom.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors

• Balcom, John.
• Balcom, Yingtsih.

Description

xxiv, 194 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.

Summary

"With its intense and lyrical explorations of a fading culture, indigenous writing has become an important topic of discussion in Taiwanese literary circles." "This collection of indigenous literature is the first such anthology in English. In selecting the stories, essays, and poems for the anthology, the editors provide a representative sampling from each of Taiwan's nine indigenous tribes. The writers explore such themes as the decline of traditional ways of life in Taiwan's aboriginal communities, residual belief in ancestral spirits, assimilation into a society dominated by Han Chinese, and the psychological and economic encroachment of the outside world. Their writings offer previously unheard perspectives on the plight of aboriginal cultures and the experiences of Taiwanese minorities."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Modern Chinese literature from Taiwan

Uniform Title

Modern Chinese literature from Taiwan.

Subject

• Folk literature, Taiwan
• Taiwan aborigines

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii-xxiv).

Language (note)

• Translated into English.

Contents

The last hunter / Topas Tamapima -- Tears of a fledgling / Kowan Talall -- Ginger road / Badai -- Out of the brush / Yubas Naogih -- Elegy / Lekal -- The last days of Ikafaduan / Siyapenjipeaya -- The legend of Gubachae / Liglave A-wu -- The hunter / Husluma Vava -- The thunder Goddess / It Ta-os -- Eternal Ka-balhivane (home to return to) / Auvini Kadresengan -- The mother of history / Pa'labang -- WoodenClogs / Paiz Mukunana -- The sound of a flute in the mountains / Rimui Aki -- Let's go for a big feast outdoors / Adaw Palaf -- A large stingray / Syman Rapongan -- Wind walker / Sakinu -- Father and the land / Neqou Sokluman -- Fish / Topas Tamapima -- Monaneng : five poems -- Walis Norgan : four poems -- Tasi-ulauan Pima -- Adaw Palaf : two poems -- Lavulas Geren : six poems -- Haisul : five poems -- Maishu -- Guyon Hsilan -- It Ta-os -- Purdur -- Darkanow Ruruang -- Siepep.

ISBN

• 0231136501 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0231509995 (ebook)

LCCN

2004065671

OCLC

• ocm57319902
• SCSB-5227360

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries