Story grocery store sells human’s, spirits’, Taiwan’s legendary creatures’ and deities’ stories, which bring people from heaven to hell and also from the past to the future. The store collects Taiwanese familiar but fade-out daily scenery in story bottles, then waits for customers who enjoy listening to stories to come.
"Sun Shower" is composed of three themes, 'Probability of Precipitation', 'Satellite Images', and 'Apparent Temperature'. Author describes her philosophy of life and observations on the appearance of Taiwan and American cities.
This is a moving ethnography which captures authentic Taiwanese sentiments while still retaining serious sociological analysis, as well as rich cultural textures and real-life connections. The author sketches a picture of the blue-collar world where trailer truck mechanics from Kaohsiung live: they study in an apprenticeship system where they “learn by doing”; after their apprenticeship is over, they continue to refine their skills and make a living while negotiating with bosses and look out for one another.
Based on a comprehensive field study of the LGBTQ movement, HIV/AIDS medical treatment, and family and religious issues in Taiwanese society, Li-Ying Chien's The Possible Memoirs of a Traitor uncovers stories from a Taipei gay shelter in the 90's.
Concentration of Chinese characters in the last century
Gou Town, an ethnic minority settlement in the southwestern frontier of China, and was still witchy. At the end of 1950, the Cultural Revolution suddenly descended and a small, simple town changed its tune. Where will the fate of Guo Town ?
The birth of each poem is within one instant; however, we poets are trapped in our limited bodies and literal shackles, and we are destined to serve a life sentence for that. What I cared about was never the historical position, but rather my niche in the universe when writing poetry.
A stranger, Casey came to Yilan and invested his all savings. He moved gas from house to house, unknowingly connecting closely with neighbors and peers; that was also the year the gas industry fell into the great turmoil of the times, and they were not aware of it ......
