Description
Presented as a ‘lost novel’ by a Japanese writer in colonial-era Taiwan, this richly metafictional award-winner blends a queer love story with both intimate and sweeping reflections on colonialism, culture and complexities of translation.
Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026.
Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature
Winner of the 2024 Baifang Schell Book Prize for Outstanding Translated Literature from Chinese Language
Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power.
Set in May 1938, the young novelist Aoyama Chizuko sails from Japan to Taiwan where her interpreter proffers tantalising glimpses of island life and helps her to taste as much of cuisine as her larger-than-life appetite can bear.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
384 |
ISBN: |
9781916751651 |
Published: |
5 Mar 2026 |
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 (mm) |
Language: |
English |
