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Bu San Bu Si : A Taiwan Punk Tale, Paperback by Henley, J W, Brand New, Free ...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9781910736418
- Book Title
- Bu San Bu Si : a Taiwan Punk Tale
- Publisher
- Camphor Press
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Music
- Topic
- Genres & Styles / Punk
- Item Weight
- 13.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Camphor Press
ISBN-10
1910736414
ISBN-13
9781910736418
eBay Product ID (ePID)
248147314
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bu San Bu Si : a Taiwan Punk Tale
Language
English
Topic
Genres & Styles / Punk
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
Bu San Bu Si--"not three not four." To the Taiwanese people, it's an idiom used to describe the punks, lowlifes, and losers of society--the ones who don't fit in, and never will. It's what they would call someone like Xiao Hei. Talented and self-destructive, young and reckless, Xiao Hei is the guitar player for Taipei punk band Resistant Strain. He and his band mates don't just play punk. In the vein of the music's more nihilistic Western progenitors, they take it as a lifestyle. Live Fast. Die Young. Get Drunk. Stay Broke. And yet, at the back of their minds, there it is, that gnawing lust for fame; that longing to escape the beer-soaked dives and make a break for the big time. Xiao Hei feels it more than anyone. He'll never sell out. But neither will he rot away in obscurity another day in a musical climate dominated by bubblegum Mando pop without taking his stab at something better. And so he seizes his chance, taking an outstretched hand emanating from the darkest depths of the Taipei criminal underworld--the hand of former mob boss Jackie Tsai. Once Xiao Hei is bound to Jackie, everything is on the line. His family. His girl. His band. Even life itself. The question is, how much is Xiao Hei willing to sacrifice for what he wants most? How much is he willing to give, and who is he willing to give up? Gritty yet heartfelt, punchy but insightful, Bu San Bu Si throws readers headlong into the Taipei underground metal and punk scene, showing you a side of Taiwan few outsiders will ever see. Author J.W. Henley brings to the book his experiences of the past decade-plus living in Taipei, documenting the scene online and in print, and playing in Taiwanese punk and metal bands. Bu San Bu Si is his second novel., Talented and self-destructive, young and reckless, Xiao Hei is the guitar player for Taipei punk band Resistant Strain. Gritty yet heartfelt, punchy but insightful, Bu San Bu Si throws readers headlong into the Taipei underground metal and punk scene, showing you a side of Taiwan few outsiders will ever see.
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