A Love Letter Not Sent (Taipei: Hong Fan Publishing House, 1986)
《一封未寄的情書》(台北:洪範出版,1986)
This book collects all the recent short stories by Li Ang, and further explores life’s obstacles, the characters’ defiance and their redemption. Li Ang skillfully unveils the entanglement of love and sex, and in the midst of hesitation and melancholy, she recognizes human dignity, attacks hypocrisy, and sympathizes with the innocent. Her courage to persistently explore issues has grabbed the attention of literary circles and renders her the most representative avant-garde novelist in Taiwan. This book not only shows Li Ang’s usual writing style, but also reveals a rare sentiment. We cannot help feeling shock and sighing at the same time. --- Translated by Min-min Liang
本書所收作品為李昂最近完成的短篇小說全貌,進一步探索生命的困擾、叛逆、和救贖。李昂善於揭發愛情和性慾的糾纏,在彷徨抑鬱中肯定人性尊嚴,抨擊虛偽,哀憫無辜,其持續探索的勇氣廣受文壇注目,許為當前具有代表性的前衛小說家。此書除了肯定一貫的李昂風格外,又流露出難得的抒情氣息,令人時而震撼激越,時而不勝低徊。