Taiwan

Books dealing with the sovereign state in East Asia. Aka the "Free area of the Republic of China" which is not ruled by the Communist Party of China. Taiwanese literature refers to any literature written by Taiwanese in any language ever used in Taiwan, including Japanese, Taiwanese Han (Hokkien, Hakka and Mandarin) and Austronesian languages. ...more

Notes of a Crocodile
Green Island
Taiwan Travelogue
The Stolen Bicycle
The Man with the Compound Eyes
The Membranes
Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past
Last Words from Montmartre
Ghost Town
Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan
The Astonishing Color of After
Taipei People
Crystal Boys
Daughters of Shandong
Formosa Betrayed (United States Foreign Policy)
勤勉堂詩鈔:清朝駐新加坡首任領事官左秉隆詩全編 by 左秉隆口袋裡的家國:歌曲、郵票、錢幣中的國族認同 by 麥留芳《蕉風》與非左翼的馬華文學 by 林春美神婆的歡喜生活 by နုနုရည်အင်းဝ馬華文學與文化讀本 by 張錦忠
「浮羅人文」書系
11 books — 1 voter
Death Doesn't Forget by Ed LinGhost Month by Ed LinIncensed by Ed Lin99 Ways to Die by Ed LinAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami
Night Markets
20 books — 1 voter

The Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinDeath's End by Liu Cixin仰望星空之遥远的问候 by Bryant JohnsonVagabonds by Hao Jingfang
Chinese Science Fiction Novels
19 books — 24 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
1,002 books — 834 voters

Qiu Miaojin
Suicide. This is the exact opposite of last time, for this time I'm experiencing a kind of pleasure in life, in being alive, a pleasure in living that I've never experienced before, and I'm hopeful and confident that I can become someone with dignity. I know now why I couldn't change certain characteristics and certain things about myself, but it's not a problem anymore. Certain pathways I failed to open in the past have now opened. My whole self is radiating light. I see with clarity. I underst ...more
Qiu Miaojin, Last Words from Montmartre

Gerry Abbey
My professional life had started and here I was at a professional dinner full of uninhibited drinking.
Gerry Abbey, Cheers, Beers, and Eastern Promise

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