A Pail of Oysters
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 191073635X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It will certainly not win converts to the side of the generalissimo." Indeed, the novel made enemies. Vern Sneider's A Pail of Oysters is the most important English-language novel ever written about Taiwan. But politics and historical importance aside, A Pail of Oysters is simply a good story well told. In the words of the San Francisco Chronicle, "The novel is touching, tragic and oddly gay sometimes in spite of this; a testimony to the stubbornly optimistic human spirit."This Camphor Press edition comes with a new introduction and a brief biography of the author.. Anecdotal evidence suggests - and Sneider himself suspected - that his book was subject to suppression even in the United States by pro-KMT agents.A Pail of Oysters is a landmark work from a time when novels were often seen as a moral force. Yet despite critical acclaim, this exciting and controversial book has long been unavailable to readers. Set against the political repression and poverty of the White Terror era, A Pail of Oysters tells the moving story of nineteen-year-old villager Li Liu and his quest to recover his family's stolen kitchen god. Banned in Taiwan, in the United States it was denounced by Chiang Kai-shek's supporters: the powerful China Lobby. Li Liu's fate becomes entwined with
You will too."--The View from Taiwan . "This book will hold the reader enthralled to the very end and will probably give him more information about this unhappy spot than he has gathered before. It will certainly not win converts to the side of the generalissimo."--The Chicago Sunday Tribune "The novel is touching, tragic and oddly gay sometimes in spite of this; a testimony to the stubbornly optimistic human spirit."--The San Francisco Chronicle "This story of early post-war history in Taiwan sho
A return to a book I read in 1963 Bruce L. Bikle I read this book in 1963 in Taiwan, when a Chinese found with of it would be in a lot of trouble. As an American dependent of a Naval Officer, I could get a copy and read it, but circumspection was important. The Activities of the Nationalist police an. L. Thomas said A pail of oysters. [Hardcover] Vern. SNEIDER. This is a fictional story, but the tale might as well be real to a Taiwanese. The story starts in near Lukang when KMT soldiers steal the god from a family and he is sent to bring it back. Much of the story focuses around an American newsman stationed . Donald G Comber said Book A Pail of Oysters. This book has been banned on the island of Taiwan. It was written by the author Vern Sneided who also wrote"Teahouse of the August Moon" a book about Japan which was made into a movie. Having be in Japan (195"Book A Pail of Oysters" according to Donald G Comber. This book has been banned on the island of Taiwan. It was written by the author Vern Sneided who also wrote"Teahouse of the August Moon" a book about Japan which was made into a movie. Having be in Japan (1952-5Book A Pail of Oysters This book has been banned on the island of Taiwan. It was written by the author Vern Sneided who also wrote"Teahouse of the August Moon" a book about Japan which was made into a movie. Having be in Japan (1952-53) and Taiwan (1965- 66) I found the book. ) and Taiwan (1965- 66) I found the book. -5Book A Pail of Oysters This book has been banned on the island of Taiwan. It was written by the author Vern Sneided who also wrote"Teahouse of the August Moon" a book about Japan which was made into a movie. Having be in Japan (1952-53) and Taiwan (1965- 66) I found the book. ) and Taiwan (1965- 66) I found the book