UID:
almafu_9961673609102883
Format:
1 online resource (329 pages)
ISBN:
0-231-55746-9
Series Statement:
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
Content:
Yao-Chang Chen's historical novel Puppet Flower retells the story of the 1867 sinking of the American merchant ship the Rover and its aftermath. He brings to light the pivotal role of this incident in Taiwanese history, merging documented events and literary imagination.
Note:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword, by Michael Berry -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Principal Characters -- 1. A Pyrrhic Victory -- 2. The Tragedy That Befell the Rover -- 3. Orphans of Mixed Blood -- 4. Identity Revealed -- 5. Repulse of the Foreign Forces -- 6. Serenity Lost and Found -- 7. Troops Marching -- 8. Puppet Mountains -- 9. Praying to Guanyin -- 10. Epilogue -- Maps and Illustrations -- Glossary.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Chen, Yao-chang Puppet Flower New York : Columbia University Press,c2023
Language:
English
Keywords:
Historical fiction.
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Novels.
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