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Notes of a Desolate Man
by Howard Goldblatt ; Chu T Ienwen ; Sylvia Li-Chun Lin ; Tien-Wen Chu
ISBN: 023111608X
ISBN-13: 9780231116084
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Winner of the "China Times" Novel Prize, this is the story of a gay man in Taiwan who watches a friend die of AIDS.
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"In their whimsy and despair, the "notes" compiled by Chu's narrator offer a fascinating glimpse into one man's experience of Taiwanese gay life." -- John Perry
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.25 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Pages: 169
Publisher's Notes
Winner of the coveted "China Times" Novel Prize, "Notes of a Desolate Man" presents the story of a gay man reflecting on his life, loves, and intellectual influences.
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"Notes of a Desolate Man [Hardcover] (Qty: 75)
T'ien-wen, Chu; Goldblatt, Howard; Lin
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notes of a desolate man
tien-wen, chu
Hard Cover. Columbia University Press 1999. Winner of the China Times Novel Prize. All books in VG or better condition. ( more information)
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Notes of a Desolate Man
T Ienwen, Chu; Goldblatt, Howard; Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Chu, Tien-Wen
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Notes of a Desolate Man
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NOTES OF A DESOLATE MAN
T'ien-Wen, Chu
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Notes of a Desolate Man
T'ien-Wen, Chu; translated by Goldblatt, Howard and Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun
Columbia U, 1999. Hardcover with DJ. VG/VG, former library, cover and text are very clean, sound binding. Winner of the coveted 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. FICTION::General Fiction ISBN: 023111608X. ( more information)
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Notes of a Desolate Man
T Ienwen, Chu; Goldblatt, Howard; Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Chu, Tien-Wen
Irvington, New York, U.S.A.: Columbia Univ Pr, 1999 Hard Cover. New/New. ( more information)
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Notes of a Desolate Man (Qty: 3)
Chu T'ien-wen; Translator-Howard Goldblatt; Translator-Sylvia Li-chun Lin
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