橋上的孩子

by 陳雪

小說家陳雪自傳體長篇小說代表作，創痛傷痕和解的開始

她將過去作品中片段透露過的坎坷成長經驗，貫串起來，一方面回憶隨父母在夜市擺攤叫賣衣服、母親離家數年暫代母職照顧弟妹、父母投資失敗為債務所逼、居無定所……種種不堪的艱困生活；另一方面則描述大學畢業後求職無門，一度在色情KTV工作，後來又不得不回到家人身邊以批發手錶維生……種種彷徨失措的經驗；然而即使在困窘的環境中她仍選擇逃離家庭、逃離情人，蟄居陌生大樓專心寫下自己的故事，試著由不斷的反覆述說中，逐漸找回失竊的身世、空白的記憶……

200 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2015

About the author

Chen Xue, born 1970, is a key figure in the development of a queer literature in Taiwan.

She graduated from the Chinese Department of National Central University in 1993.

Since 1995, she has produced 10 novels and short story collections. Her 2009 novel The Possessed was nominated for three Taiwanese literary prizes, and her 2004 work Child on the Bridge was published in 2011 in Japanese, with an English translation in preparation.

The short stories "In Search of the Lost Wings of Angels" (tr. Patricia Sieber; tr. Fran Martin) and "Dust" (tr. Howard Goldblatt) are available in English-language anthologies.

Her story "Butterfly"/《蝴蝶》, was made into a film by Hong Kong woman director, Yan Yan Mak, and won awards in Taiwan, 2004, and Hong Kong, 2005.

Reviews

[Kaven Chang · Rating 5 out of 5]

记忆混乱，时而像旁观者，时而像自叙。陈雪老师的描述字句是如此的美丽，既悲伤凄美也参透着些许丝温暖希望