The TrChFic Taiwan Season
Indeed, not only was Taiwan orphaned, it had been through several adoptions.
- Chien Hsin Tai, Orphans of Asia in A New Literary History of Modern China
For most of my time running the podcast, I knew really ought to tackle Taiwan & its literature. I felt a little worried I would make a fool of myself, and perhaps I did, but what followed was a fun, surprising, and yes, I admit it, educational first stride into a deep and diverse literary scene.
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For your convenience, here's every episode from the TrChFic Taiwan Season, listed in order.
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Taiwan Season opens with a book-in-translation that was on its way to the press! Cyber, cyborg, underwater, queer, and thoroughly unconventional... and that's just the guests!
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First Ge Fei and now Qiu Miaojin... it seems every time I read translated Chinese lit published by the New York Review of Books, I strike gold.
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Wu Ming-yi and The Man with the Compound Eyes with Cara Healey |
Down with anthropocentrism! Forward the Anthropocene!
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TrChFic has always been something of a nostalgia project, which makes Mr Pai's Taipei People a perfect target for wistful musing.
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TrChFic has always been a home(?) sickness(?) project too! Plus, it's always good to have a Canadian guest on the show!
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