PASSEPARTOUT 巴斯巴度 is a French-Taiwanese publishing house whose bilingual publications are all in traditional Chinese and French. Within the pages of our large-format journals and small books, cultures—Asian and European—intersect, as do genres: poetry, literature, music, comics, video games, and more.
In short, what we aim to do is “create a collage without glue—in other words, the equivalent of a picture in a dream,” as the poet Gérard Macé once wrote about the painter Henri Rousseau.
PASSEPARTOUT 巴斯巴度 also produces cultural content across various media.
Designed to resemble a smartphone, Mirror, Mirror in My Hand is an art book that explores appearance anxiety, the disconnect between screen and reality, and contemporary society's heavy reliance on mobile devices and social media.
YASHIN
Yashin has been a full-time visual artist for many years. Her portfolio spans commercial and independent projects, bridging digital and traditional mediums, and ranging from large-scale spatial illustrations to palm-sized experimental art books.
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.
Book Description
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.
