Orphan of Asia

by Wu Zhuoliu

Book Overview

Born in Japanese-occupied Taiwan, raised in the scholarly traditions of ancient China by his grandfather but forced into the Japanese educational system, Hu Taiming, the protagonist of Orphan of Asia, ultimately finds himself estranged from all three cultures. Wu's autobiographical novel, completed in 1945, is widely regarded as a classic of modern Asian literature and a groundbreaking expression of the postwar Taiwanese national consciousness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231137265
• ISBN13: 9780231137263
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher