Sinophone Literature Challenge - hosted by riso_allegro

Environmental Literature
Reading suggestions (in addition to the books added to the prompt):
  • Taiwanese Nature Writing in Translation, special issue on the Willowherb Review
  • Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J.Lee, a British-Canadian writer of Taiwanese descent
  • Under the Dome 穹頂之下 (documentary film) by Chai Jing, about air pollution in China
  • Seeing, the English translation of journalist Chai Jing's autobiog 看見, should be published sometime in 2022

There's a ton of environmental lit from Taiwan, but most are still untranslated. If you are comfortable reading in Chinese, have a look at 自然書寫 (nature writing) and 山海文學 ('mountain and ocean literature', referring to indigenous literature in TW) ^^
All books added
The Man with the Compound Eyes by Wu Ming-Yi

The Man with the Compound Eyes

Wu Ming-Yi

304 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction magical realism mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
通往世界的植物: 臺灣高山植物的時空旅史 by 游旨价

通往世界的植物: 臺灣高山植物的時空旅史

游旨价

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction science
女子山海 by 張卉君

女子山海

張卉君

328 pages • missing pub info (editions)

The King of Trees: Three Novellas: The King of Trees, The King of Chess, The King of Children by Bonnie S. MacDougall, Ah Cheng

The King of Trees: Three Novellas: The King of Trees, The King of Chess, The King of Children

Bonnie S. MacDougall, Ah Cheng

208 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction short stories informative reflective sad slow-paced
Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong

Wolf Totem

Jiang Rong

527 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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