Notes of a Desolate Man
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231116098 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Chloe Byrne. Her convincing account of Xiao's inner life is a testament to the powers of the creative imagination to transcend difference. "I am a sick man I am a spiteful man," cries the narrator of Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground. The result is a remarkable chronicle of life on the artistic, political, and sexual margins. The narrator of Chu Tien-Wen's Notes of a Desolate Man might amend that to "I am not a sick man but I am by no means well." Xiao Shao has reached the age of 40 only to feel that his life h
Grady Harp said Moments with a kaleidoscope. Warning: Do not attempt to consume this little novel in a short period of time! Contrary to the small physical size of this book this is not a brief story. Rather, it is a wondrous little tome that blends Eastern vantage and culture with Western philosophy and becomes a multifacted gem reflecting on life, death, love, passion, and sex. I am reminded of my wonder that MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA was written by a man, so mu. "Remarkable" according to A Customer. This is the story of a Taiwanese gay man dealing with the death of his best friend from AIDS. His reflections on culture, literature, and life in Taiwan are fascinating. I was reminded of Rabih Alameddine's "Koolaids" at times. In some of the passages, the writing is rough and dull, and I'm not sure whether that's the translation or the original. Overall it's an intriguing voice that stands out in the ocean of gay. one of the best novels in modern Taiwan literature A Customer This novel is one of the most excellent novels in contemporary Taiwan literature. Aesthetically complicated and appealing, it attracts countless readers in Taiwan, gay or not. Please read this book attentively, since this author is a well-known stylist, who knows to play with nuances. This novel is also hotly discussed among the lesbigay activists in Taiwan.
Winner of the coveted China Times Novel Prize, this postmodern, first-person tale of a contemporary Taiwanese gay man reflecting on his life, loves, and intellectual influences is among the most important recent novels in Taiwan.The narrator, Xiao Shao, recollects a series of friends and lovers, as he watches his childhood friend, Ah Yao, succumb to complications from AIDS. His feverish journey through forests of metaphor and allusionfrom Fellini and Lévi-Strauss to classical Chinese poetryserves as a litany protecting him from the ravages of time and finitude.Impressive in scope and detail, Notes of a Desolate Man employs the motif of its characters' marginalized sexuality to highlight Taiwan's vivid and fragile existence on the periphery of mainland China. By turns humorous and despondent, the narrator struggles to come to terms with Ah Yao's risky lifestyle, radical political activism, and eventual death; the fragility of romantic love; the awesome power of eros; the solace of writing; the cold ennui of a younger generation enthralled only by video g