Taiwan Travelogue (National Book Award Winner)
This is a story within a story about two queer women and the colonial history of Taiwan. Riddled with love, longing and loss, this is an exquisite tale about history and humanity.
WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE
WINNER OF THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power
May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead, Chizuko...


























