Taipei People - Short Stories Synopses

Short Stories Synopses

"Taipei People" consists of fourteen stories:

  • The Eternal Snow Beauty (永遠的尹雪豔)
  • A Touch of Green (一把青)
  • New Year's Eve (歲除)
  • The Last Night of Taipan Chin (金大班的最後一夜)
  • A Sea of Blood-red Azaleas (那片血一般紅的杜鵑花)
  • Ode to Bygone Days (思舊賦)
  • The Dirge of Liang Fu (梁父吟)
  • Love's Lone Flower (孤戀花)
  • Glory's by Blossom Bridge (花橋榮記)
  • Autumn Reveries (秋思)
  • A Sky Full of Bright, Twinkling Stars (滿天裏亮晶晶的星星)
  • Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream (遊園驚夢)
  • Winter Night (冬夜)
  • State Funeral (國葬)

Brief synopses are provided below. (Based on the English translation by the author and Patia Yasin, published as "Wandering in the Garden, Waking from a Dream.")

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