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Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, Lin King (translation) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Taiwan Travelogue about?
Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Translated LiteratureWinner of the 2021 Golden Tripod AwardA bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, & powerMay 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, & arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life & to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear.Soon a Taiwanese woman—who is younger even than she is, & who shares the characters of her name—is hired as her interpreter & makes her dreams come true. The charming, erudite, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko's travels all over the Land of the South & also proves to be an exceptional cook. Over scenic train rides & braised pork rice, lively banter & winter melon tea, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It’s only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what the “somet
Who reads Taiwan Travelogue?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, Lin King (translation)
- Publisher
- Graywolf Press
- Published
- 2024
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Romance, Lgbtq+ Romance, Fiction
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