20th century

Leave Society

By Tao Lin

This is a light, amusing read by a first-generation American author born to Taiwanese parents.
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The General of the Dead Army

I learned about this book by listening to a lecture delivered by a famous Italian scholar, Alessandro Barbero. The title of the book is as captivating as its narrative, written by a young Ismail Kadare. Read More…

Time of the Magicians

By a happy coincidence, I stumbled across this book among the many stored in my kindle shortly after I finished reading 1913: The Year Before the Storm. Read More…

Notes of a Corcodile

I decided to read this book having recently moved to Taiwan, and as usual, I wanted to learn more about the country I was going to be part of for a while. Read More…