Indie Publishers Association of Taiwan

The Age of Lost Graves asks what disappears when a cemetery vanishes—land, or an entire way of remembering?
This narrative nonfiction documents the removal of a 200-year-old cemetery in Taiwan under urban development. Drawing on six years of fieldwork, personal memory, and observation, Hung Yi-Chun follows grave diggers, craftsmen, families, and rituals, revealing the cemetery as a living landscape.
Blending anthropology, reportage, and literary writing, the book reflects a global shift: as cities expand and families change, relationships with the dead move from land-based traditions to new forms of remembrance.

Hung, Yi Chun

Hung Yi-Chun is an anthropologist and interdisciplinary creator from Nantou, Taiwan, currently pursuing a PhD in Anthropology at National Tsing Hua University. Trained in theatre design and anthropology, her work spans writing, visual projects, and curatorial practice, extending academic inquiry into public engagement. She has conducted fieldwork in Guizhou, China, and received multiple grants and literary awards, including support from Taiwan’s National Culture and Arts Foundation and major Taiwanese literary prizes.