Wintry Night

by Li Qiao and Qiao Li

Book Overview

An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers--and the colonization of Taiwan itself--exploring their relationships with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231122012
• ISBN13: 9780231122016
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher