From Kundera to Dostoyevsk
<p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="Fyodor">Fyodor</span> <span word="Dostoyevsky">Dostoyevsky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="Kundera">Kundera</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> - <span word="until">until</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> "<span word="Eat">Eat</span>, <span word="Drink">Drink</span>, <span word="Man">Man</span>, <span word="Woman">Woman</span>", <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="bookworms">bookworms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nibbling">nibbling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kundera">Kundera</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="script">script</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Schamus">Schamus</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>-<span word="producer">producer</span>, <span word="Kundera">Kundera</span> <span word="morphed">morphed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Dostoyevsky">Dostoyevsky</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="novelists">novelists</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="thematic">thematic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stylistic">stylistic</span> <span word="traits">traits</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="occupies">occupies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span>-<span word="French">French</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="allusion">allusion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kundera">Kundera</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fashionably">fashionably</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="caf">caf</span> - <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="cachet">cachet</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="implication">implication</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hip">hip</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="conversion">conversion</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> - <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hi">hi</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> - <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="nuances">nuances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biography">biography</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reprinted">reprinted</span> 13 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="prominently">prominently</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="episode">episode</span>, <span word="brims">brims</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sagely">sagely</span> <span word="insight">insight</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span> - <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revelations">revelations</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marvel">marvel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="jaywalking">jaywalking</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="observes">observes</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="existed">existed</span>.</p>
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