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Indigenous Taiwanese Lit: From One Island Comes Global History

Indigenous Taiwanese Lit: From One Island Comes Global History

The deeper you go into reading indigenous literature the greater your understanding of the human condition. Such is the case with Indigenous Writers of Taiwan: An Anthology of Stories, Essays and Poems. In these contemporary and compelling pieces we see beyond skin color, religion, and geographic location by placing Taiwan at the center of our…

Say Ni Hao to Asia’s Literary Exports

Say Ni Hao to Asia’s Literary Exports

You’re on a search for a bountiful, constantly renewing source of Asian literature. There’s a caveat: the authors must currently reside in their native countries and write of lives not clichéd by Western media. They must show India beyond its poverty or China beyond censorship. They must reveal Japan beyond robots, Korea beyond its northern…