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To the East of the East
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ISBN10: 1642861677
ISBN13: 9781642861679
Publisher: World Editions
Published: Oct 20 2026
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781642861679
Publisher: World Editions
Published: Oct 20 2026
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Min-Hui's travels from Taiwan to Beijing in search of her vanished husband in this multi-layered meditation on marriage and freedom from Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voice.
While chasing business opportunities in China, Min-Hui's husband disappears without a trace, forcing her to uproot her quiet life as a writer in Taiwan and travel to Beijing, where the chaos of the city leaves her reeling. Does the Chinese government truly have her best interests at heart, and how hard are the authorities looking for her missing husband?
Marooned in the ancient capital, Min-Hui encounters the enigmatic Shangjun, a self-proclaimed human rights activist who seeks refuge in her hotel room. As their relationship blooms, Min-Hui allows him to read her novel in progress: a young Qing emperor confined within the Forbidden City becomes fascinated by pirate merchant Zheng Zhilong's tales of the Taiwanese seas. All the while, Min-Hui contemplates the discord in the marriage she is desperate to save.
Exploring the universal longing for freedom with her signature multi-layered narrative, Ping Lu interweaves Min-Hui's search for her husband and her Beijing love affair with the historical backstory of her novel and unsent letters from her vanished husband. To the East of the East offers a profound meditation on liberation, destiny and the contingencies of national histories by one of Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voices.
Exploring the universal longing for freedom with her signature multi-layered narrative, Ping Lu interweaves Min-Hui's search for her husband and her Beijing love affair with the historical backstory of her novel and unsent letters from her vanished husband. To the East of the East offers a profound meditation on liberation, destiny and the contingencies of national histories by one of Taiwan's most sophisticated contemporary voices.
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