The stolen bicycle
Document Type
Translation
Publication Date
10-1-2017
Publisher
Text Publishing
Abstract
Sterk translates the literary work "The stolen bicycle" 《單車失竊記》, written by Wu Ming-Yi (吳明益). It is an intimate portrait of a Taiwanese family, a history of the bicycle industry, and a collage of magical, heart-wrenching stories. The book follows Cheng, a novelist, who once wrote a book about his father’s childhood and his disappearance twenty years ago. One day he receives a reader’s email asking whether his father’s bicycle disappeared as well. Perplexed and amused, Cheng decides to track down the bicycle, which was stolen years ago. The journey takes him to a scavenger’s treasure trove, the mountain home of an aboriginal photographer, deep into the secret world of antique bicycle collectors, and ultimately to his own heart.
ISBN
9781911231158
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Wu, M.-Y., & Sterk, D. (Tran.) (2017). The stolen bicycle. Melbourne: Text Publishing.