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Remains of Life : A Novel by Wu Wu He (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-10023116601X
ISBN-139780231166010
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038304314
Product Key Features
Book TitleRemains of Life : a Novel
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / General, General, Literary
Publication Year2017
GenreFiction, Literary Collections
AuthorWu Wu He
Book SeriesModern Chinese Literature from Taiwan Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2016-037969
ReviewsFor those readers prepared to spend time on a challenging text, Wu's novel will make for a wonderful experience. Less an examination of history than a reflection on the way 'minority' cultures are slowly being pushed aside by the majority, the work forces us to consider whether progress is always positive, and to think of what is being lost., Wu He is one of the best and most innovative Chinese-language writers today and Michael Berry is one of the best translators of Chinese. I cannot think of a modern or contemporary literary work in the Chinese-language that is comparable to Remains of Life , and this translation is excellent. Although the scale of the tragedy was smaller than other genocides, the Musha Incident can be termed as a "Taiwan Holocaust." For this reason, and for its literary achievement, Remains of Life deserves a place alongside great contemporary literary works of the Holocaust such as Maus by Art Spiegelman and Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald., Wu He's narrative is an outpouring, and only to a limited extent a story; the fascinating historical events and his encounters do make for an often engaging read, and his efforts to consider both the Mushu Incident and its aftermaths are fascinating., Remains of Life is a novel of the first order. Welding experimental language and penetrating insights into history and memory, it transcends commonly used categories such as literary movements and schools. Remains of Life is not only a landmark in modern Chinese literature but truly an epochal accomplishment., Remains of Life is challenging but not unrewarding, and it is, of course, politically and historically important. . . . Some may enjoy the disruptive effects of its style, or the tale of a man haunted by history, or Wu He's attempts to remember a forgotten people and to understand dreadful events. Remains of Life has all that, and more., Thoughtfully and insightfully, Berry has devoted his translation to maintaining the novel's original experimental writing techniques. . . . Reading this novel is an intellectually challenging and rewarding process., A brilliant but immensely challenging work, of great interest to students of contemporary Asian fiction--and of the literature of atrocity and remembrance as well., Remains of Life is a bold and unsettling search for a new way to represent life in the face of desolation., After spending ten years living in seclusion, Wu He began publishing a series of short stories, novellas, and novels that culminated in the publication of Remains of Life . The novel stands as a singular statement, at once profound and powerful, that could only come from the brilliant literary imagination of Wu He., Wu He is one of the most innovative Chinese-language writers today, and Michael Berry is one of the best translators of Chinese. I cannot think of a modern or contemporary work of literature in the Chinese language that is comparable to Remains of Life. It deserves a place alongside great literary works dealing with genocide such as Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald., A literary and translation feat. . . . Remains of Life is an important novel that touches upon the most profound aspects of life, with a depth and commitment that are all too rare in contemporary literature., Wu He is one of the best and most innovative Chinese-language writers today and Michael Berry is one of the best translators of Chinese. I cannot think of a modern or contemporary literary work in the Chinese language that is comparable to Remains of Life , and this translation is excellent. Although the scale of the tragedy was smaller than other genocides, the Musha Incident can be termed as a "Taiwan Holocaust." For this reason, and for its literary achievement, Remains of Life deserves a place alongside great contemporary literary works of the Holocaust such as Maus by Art Spiegelman and Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald., Remains of Life is challenging but not unrewarding, and it is, of course, politically and historically important. . . . Some may enjoy the disruptive effects of its style, or the tale of a man haunted by history, or Wu He's attempts to remember a forgotten people and to understand dreadful events. Remains of Life has all that, and more., A brilliant but immensely challenging work, of great interest to students of contemporary Asian fiction-and of the literature of atrocity and remembrance as well.
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal895.136
SynopsisOn October 27, 1930, during a sports meet at Musha Elementary School on an aboriginal reservation in the mountains of Taiwan, a bloody uprising occurred unlike anything Japan had experienced in its colonial history. Before noon, the Atayal tribe had slain one hundred and thirty-four Japanese in a headhunting ritual. The Japanese responded with a militia of three thousand, heavy artillery, airplanes, and internationally banned poisonous gas, bringing the tribe to the brink of genocide. Nearly seventy years later, Chen Guocheng, a writer known as Wu He, or "Dancing Crane," investigated the Musha Incident to search for any survivors and their descendants. Remains of Life , a milestone of Chinese experimental literature, is a fictionalized account of the writer's experiences among the people who live their lives in the aftermath of this history. Written in a stream-of-consciousness style, it contains no paragraph breaks and only a handful of sentences. Shifting among observations about the people the author meets, philosophical musings, and fantastical leaps of imagination, Remains of Life is a powerful literary reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Taiwan's colonial history., On October 27, 1930, during a sports meet at Musha Elementary School on an aboriginal reservation in the mountains of Taiwan, a bloody uprising occurred unlike anything Japan had experienced in its colonial history. Before noon, the Atayal tribe had slain one hundred and thirty-four Japanese in a headhunting ritual. The Japanese responded with a militia of three thousand, heavy artillery, airplanes, and internationally banned poisonous gas, bringing the tribe to the brink of genocide. Nearly seventy years later, Chen Guocheng, a writer known as Wu He, or -Dancing Crane, - investigated the Musha Incident to search for any survivors and their descendants. Remains of Life , a milestone of Chinese experimental literature, is a fictionalized account of the writer's experiences among the people who live their lives in the aftermath of this history. Written in a stream-of-consciousness style, it contains no paragraph breaks and only a handful of sentences. Shifting among observations about the people the author meets, philosophical musings, and fantastical leaps of imagination, Remains of Life is a powerful literary reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Taiwan's colonial history., In 1930, in the mountains of Taiwan, the Atayal tribe rose up against the Japanese colonial regime. The Japanese response brought the tribe to the brink of genocide. Wu He investigates the atrocity in this milestone of Chinese experimental literature. Shifting among observations about the people the author meets, philosophical musings, and fantastical leaps of imagination, Remains of Life is a powerful literary reckoning with one of the darkest chapters in Taiwan's colonial history.
LC Classification NumberPL2966.U82968Y813
