Joseph S. M. Lau

Author of The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature

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Works by Joseph S. M. Lau

Traditional Chinese Stories: Themes and Variations (C & T Asian Literature Series) (1978) — Editor — 46 copies

Modern Chinese stories and novellas, 1919-1949 (1981) 25 copies

Chinese stories from Taiwan, 1960-1970 (1976) 9 copies, 1 review

The Unbroken chain : an anthology of Taiwan fiction since 1926 (1983) 6 copies

Tsʻao Yü, the reluctant disciple of Chekhov and O'Neill a study in literary influence (1970) 4 copies

到底是张爱玲 (2007) 1 copy

Zhang Ailing de wen zi shi jie (2007) 1 copy

Ercan you ji 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1934
Gender: male
Education: National Taiwan University, 1960
Occupations: translator
editor
professor
Chair Professor of Translation, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Head of the Department of Chinese, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Associated Place (for map): Hong Kong

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Jen7r 9 reviews

Chinese Stories from Taiwan, 1960-1970 by Joseph S. M. Lau

This is such a nice collection of stories that it makes one feel that Taiwan is just teeming with good writers. The stories look at life in Taiwan with humor, sadness, blunt reality, and, at times, with great subtlety. Highly recommended.

Sep 5, 2009