Dawn tells the story of a Taiwanese lesbian brought up in the 1980s and 90s. Hers is a journey of self-healing and discovery of how to reconcile with the world as she learns to be kinder to herself. Leaving her in-the-closet Southern Taiwan teenage life, she passes through and experiences the French LGBTQ+ community during Covid-19 and comes back to a Taiwan where gay marriage has already been legalized.
Sharky Chen, an Independent publisher known for his creativity and efficiency in the Taiwanese publishing industry, reflects on the paradox of loving a job yet feeling resentful. Despite his passion for books, he realized that excessive love for work can lead to self-doubt. This guide, born from personal struggle, aims to help others overcome the toxicity of work, returning them to a joyful career.
This is a rare collection of poems in Taiwan that focuses on oceanic themes and coastal life.
His works are intended for the skippers and crew he knows, as well as for the topics and anecdotes he has heard of, and for those who lead a nomadic lifestyle yet yearn for stability in life. He leaves behind sketches of portraits and works, ensuring they are securely stored amidst the relentless flow of time.
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From skincare to slimming down, chronic conditions to contagious diseases—turns out ancient Chinese people had the same health troubles we do today.
This book takes a modern medical lens to the ailments of the past, exploring how people back then dealt with their bodies, their symptoms, and their survival.
With a dash of humor and a dose of science, it offers ancient patients a 21st-century diagnosis—and gives today’s readers a fascinating new look at the history of health.
The book explores how the author integrates "slowness" into daily life and practices during a fast-paced era, aiming to achieve a balance between body and mind amidst the hustle and bustle.
Calymmian' casts a reflective gaze upon the Hong Kong of 2014 to 2022. The narrator's rebellion and reconciliation with his Christian upbringing, his restlessness and ambivalence at the heart of gay male culture, the vulnerability and pain of his being in love, all of these taken together allude toward the ominous future of the city in which he lives and suffers.
Through imaginative illustrations which created by young artist Chen Pao Ju , this book teaches ABCs while highlighting animals. All animals are introduced with every alphabet and is accompanied by Mandarin, Hakka, and Taiwanese translations. An audio recording of the pronunciations of these animal names is also provided in these four languages.
Written by seven female authors: Gluttony × Sloth × Greed × Pride × Wrath × Lust × Envy, these are seven stories about everyday human nature. They break away from the traditional male-centric, masculine writing and shatter the patriarchal perspective that has existed throughout history. They offer a fresh perspective on seven raw human desires. Here, we don't discuss faith; we purely delve into the chronicles of the female era.
In this gripping tale, a 21st-century Taiwanese girl finds herself transported back in time to the era of Japanese colonial rule during World War II in a bustling port city in southern Taiwan. Amidst the turbulent colonial and war-torn environment, she develops a mutual affection with a young Japanese man. However, their relationship is tested by the complexities of being colonizers and the colonized, the constant threat of war, and the conflicting interpretations of history.
