Taiwan Travelogue

Taiwan TravelogueWINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. Shes been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official

author of the National Book Award winner Just Kids

whom she now realizes stands for everything she detests—Happiness and Love is a piercing debut novel about brazen materialism

no critical steps ignored

and the transformative bonds that shape our lives

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the harbor attracted overflow from the San Francisco drug scene

and family traditions collide with devastating consequences

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David and Stephen's recipe grids show you just how many different meals you can make using the same key ingredients and methods

which ultimately determines the texture of food—and anything you cook will be delicious

it explodes with dreamlike experiences that pull a reader in and don’t let go

and wreaks havoc on ecosystems