Taiwan's Chinese-language Bestsellers for August, 2001

18. The End of the Affair (愛情的盡頭)

By Graham Greene

Translated by Lu Yu (盧玉).

In this novel of adultery and religious questing, Maurice Bendrix is a sardonic and cynical writer who reflects on his affair with Sarah, a married woman, during the bombing of London in 1940.

19. One-minute Reflection on Life (一分鐘生命思考)

By Wu Tan-ju (吳淡如).

More essays on love and other concerns by one of Taiwan's best-selling essayists.

20. The Mansion (大宅門)

By Kuo Pao-chang (郭寶昌).

A novel, dubbed "the modern version of Dream of the Red Chamber, about an aristocratic family in Beijing.