Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel
by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King
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“It is set in Japanese-occupied Taiwan in the 1930s and it follows the relationship between two women through food, travel, language, colonialism and desire. What’s remarkable about this novel is how it uses seemingly small details, meals, conversations, observations, to explore larger questions of empire, identity, translation and cultural power. It’s playful, intellectually rich and deeply layered.” Read more...
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