This book is a muchupdated collection of essays based on the original essay volume of the three-volume An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Literature published in Taiwan in 1975. The chief purpose of that anthology was to share with the English-speaking world outstanding Chinese authors who had been writing in Taiwan since 1949. The rich and complex literature of China, which dates from the Classic Book of Songs (sixth-century B.C.), had entered a new and exciting phase with Taiwan's literary scene that so amply portrays the tumultuous changes since the Sino-Japanese War(1937-1945). The essay has always been a powerful genre in Chinese literature, and is substantial in both quality and quantity. In this new volume, fifteen more essays have been added that were written after 1975. These essays, recording the struggles, triumphs, setbacks and self-reflections of the people of Taiwan, represent the life and thought of the last quarter of the twentieth century. In steadily pushing forward towards greater modernization and cultural self-identification, the ilha formosa has nurtured process of transition, adaptation, and innovation that has profoundly affected the traditional life-patterns of the twenty-three million people living here.
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