Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Reader [Paperback]

This book is an anthology of research co-edited by Dr. Chia-rong Wu (University of Canterbury) and Professor Ming-ju Fan (National Chengchi University). This collection of original essays integrates and expands research on Taiwan literature because it includes both established and young writers. It not only engages with the evolving trends of literary Taiwan, but also promotes the translocal consciousness and cultural diversity of the island state and beyond. Focusing on the new directions and trends of Taiwan literature, this edited book fits into Taiwan studies, Sinophone studies, and Asian studies. 

Introduction: Taiwan Literature in the 21st Century

Chia-rong Wu and Ming-ju Fan

Part One: The Reconstruction of History and Politics

1. Democracy Detoured and a Narrator Detached in the Political Fiction of Lai Xiangyin

Ming-ju Fan

2. A Venture into Taiwans Political Changes and Historical Memories

Through Li Angs Beef Noodle Soup

Yenna Wu

3. Homegrown Stories: Gan Yao-mings Fiction

Bert Scruggs

Part Two: Genres, Forms, and Ideas

4. Clipping Wings: A Chronicle and Wang Wen-hsings Art

Sung-sheng Yvonne Chang

5. Xia Yu, the Supreme Stylist

Michelle Yeh

6. Everything Everywhere All at Once: The New Taiwan in Egoyan Zhengs Science Fiction

Wen-chi Li

Part Three: Reflections upon Gender and Sexuality

7. Chen Xue, Missing Fathers, and Queer Alternatives

Carlos Rojas

8. Sexuality and Trauma: Zhang Yixuans The Love that is Temporary and A Farewell Letter

LinshanJiang

9. Liglav Awu, Child of the Double Country: the Clarion Voice of Indigenous Women in Taiwan

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