Taipei Story A Novel
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Harper Collins Publ. USA
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8616
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
08.09.2026
Verlag
Harper Collins Publ. USASeitenzahl
288
Maße (L/B/H)
22.4/15/2.1 cm
Gewicht
302 g
Farbe
Anthrazit / Graugrün
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-06-357289-8
An instant New York Times bestseller!
From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock-all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.
College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home.
Then shocking news arrives: Lily's grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, she's drawn into a journey of self-discovery-piecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection.
Taipei Story asks: What if the diaspora fantasy of homecoming never comes true? What if learning a language can't bring you any closer to the people you're trying to reach? What if you search for your family's history, but your family doesn't want to share? What if you wait too long to ask the right questions? As Lily struggles for answers, her summer becomes a poignant search for understanding-of herself, her family, and the meaning of home.
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Finding your Roots
A young woman travels to Taiwan to study Chinese, hoping it will help her understand her Chinese heritage better. I'm a bit divided about this book. I had previously read Katabasis which blew me away. So I naturally had high expections when I imsersed myself into Taipei Story. In comparison to Kuang's other books I find this story rather shallow. I missed the author's usual debth. Although I do have to say the second half of the book was more interesting to me. Lili experiences a personal loss. As she explores her feelings of bereavement her character became more accessible to me.