Running Mother and Other Stories

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Guo Songfen plays with the hazards of miscommunication, the arbitrary nature of fate, and the malevolence of human motivation, while also grappling with recent Taiwanese history and its traumas, such as the struggle to determine past, present, and future forms of identity. In "Running Mother, " a man reflects on his relationship with his mother, who has been alternately close and distant in childhood and adulthood. "Moon Seal" follows a woman caught between traditional and modern worlds. In "Wailing Moon, " a wife reflects on her marriage at her husband's funeral. "Snow Blind" explores feelings of powerlessness during different historical periods through the character of a man who is unable to overcome his inertia, and "Brightly Shine the Stars Tonight" centers on the February 28th Incident.