Taiwan Travelogue Kory Stamper A reissue of the Penguin

A reissue of the Penguin Modern Classics edition

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Taiwan Travelogue Kory Stamper A reissue of the PenguinA 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. 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 and to taste as much of its