Within five miles of hearing

Author: (Malaysian) Chen Dawei
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Chen Dawei is originally from Guilin, Guangxi, and grew up in Ipoh, a multicultural city in Malaysia. He studied in Taipei. His innate bloodline and later experiences have determined Chen Dawei's "peripheral" identity. He once jokingly referred to himself as "a dust of identity" in "Nanyang Epic." However, this "peripheral" status has allowed him to face multiple centers—Mainland China, Taipei, and Kuala Lumpur—giving him access to richer resources. He examines the (Central Plains) from the perspective of Nanyang and reflects on Nanyang from Taipei. Through his own creations, he recreates a rarely recognized perspective on immigration history: the "peripheral" state of immigrants is not a tragedy of exile, but rather a reservoir of historical wisdom and strength. In dialogue or even confrontation with powerful "centers," the "peripheral" also demonstrates its "heterogeneous" and "mixed" power. This book includes works such as "Stormy Weather," "Night Exploration of the Rainforest," "Letter Before Flood Control," "The World and I," "School Life is Hard," "A Ghost on the Little Bridge," "Greetings from the Old House," "Grandmother Gongsun," and "The Chen Family Hall."