{"product_id":"edward-yang-john-anderson-9780252072369","title":"Edward Yang","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving largely given up on a career in film, Edward Yang had been working as a computer engineer for several years when he saw Herzog's \u003ci\u003eAguirre, Wrath of God.\u003c\/i\u003e Inspired to return to film, Yang, along with a handful of other filmmakers, including the great Hou Hsiao-hsien, went on to found the Taiwanese New Wave of the early 1980s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilm critic John Anderson's \u003ci\u003eEdward Yang\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of the work of the writer-director--already considered one of the most important filmmakers of the past twenty years--from his breakthrough feature \u003ci\u003eThat Day, on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e to the epic \u003ci\u003eYi-Yi.\u003c\/i\u003e Rooted in questions about what it means to be Taiwanese, Yang's films reveal the complexity of life within the island's patchwork culture. Anderson identifies the key narrative strategies, formal devices, moral vision, and sociopolitical concerns shot through Yang's films. He explains what makes these films so distinctive by pinpointing the specific qualities of Yang's style and outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252072367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252072369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2005 pg. 1422","brand":"John Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064802816255,"sku":"9780252072369","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d99df5fc-e8f7-4c24-a99e-15ce977f2d25.jpg?v=1768671128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edward-yang-john-anderson-9780252072369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}