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.
Not a spoof, serious fairy tale. Unheard stories from childhood to adulthood, with Bluebeard, the King's affair, the princess's flesh needles, and a prince's same-sex love. Towei's writing will make you exclaim "WTF?" Not related to "Grimm's Fairy Tales".
She gave birth to a daughter before she
knew how to be healthy as a girl.
From XS to XL, the rules of women's
existence are constantly fluctuating in the process of growth. Sometimes
following external opinions, sometimes reflecting on her own conditions, the
history of beauty is rewritten on her flesh layer by layer.
"Bibi, my dog and best friend, disappeared suddenly on a windy afternoon. There was no chance to say goodbye, and I had to get used to living without him.
One day, Bibi returned home; his various scents and rhythms brought me back in time, but something had changed…"
InkSundae is an illustrator and zine maker. Life is full of possibilities and variations. Through the stories of InkSundae, you may see this fabulous world from a slightly different view. The more we understand ourselves, no matter it is bright or dark, the more we can move forward. InkSundae would like to fuel you up like a refreshing sundae, with some tiny doodles.
Yung Yung is about obsession to lost love. It tells a story of a French-Chinese girl and her same-sex love affairs. Identity and sexual struggles of second-generation immigrants unfolds from the perspective of a new immigrant from Hong Kong to the UK.
