Ep 56 - Pai Hsien-yung and Taipei People with Nadia Ho
The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast - A podcast by Angus Stewart
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‘According to the ancient precepts, grief supersedes all formalities’
[ this is episode 4 of our Taiwan Season ]
In the fifty sixth episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast we are introducing ourselves to the Taipei People (台北人 / Táiběi Rén), as written by Pai Hsien-yung. Joining me to question the merits of nostalgia and muse aimlessly on umbrellas and the like is a genuine Taibei ren; the effortlessly hip Nadia Ho.
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// NEWS ITEMS //
- Issue One of ‘Jintian’ - the legendary Chinese lit magazine
- READ: The Killer 撞死了一只羊 by Tsering Norbu
- Two Poems by Bei Dao - commemorating June 4th
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// WORD OF THE DAY //
(夢 - màng - dream)
Note I’ve used the character’s traditional form and local Taiwanese pronunciation here!
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// MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE //
- The Taste of Apples by Huang Chun-Ming tr. Howard Goldblatt
- Dubliners by James Joyce
- Kun opera - Mr Pai’s favourite style
- The May 4th Movement & Battle of Tsingtao
- The Paramount Ballroom in Shanghai
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// Handy TrChFic Links //
