1. Super Nice to Me (
By Wu Ruo-chuan (
2. Don't Wear Out Your Love (
By Liu Yung (
3. A Girl Called Feeling (
By Hiyawu (
The story began six years ago when the boy accidentally met the cute girl at a cram school. He painstakingly courted her, but he found himself loved by another girl. What to do?
4. Big-Mouthed A-Kuei (
By A-Kuei (
5. Death of a Writer (一個作家之死),
By Su Yu-chen (蘇玉珍)Half of this erotic novel is pulled from the author's real life, while the other half comes from her rich imagination of how a man lives a two-faced life among his wife and mistresses.
6. The Bible of Reincarnation: Part I (葬書:上),
By Carmelita Chao (趙慧娟) A mystical novel from the Hong Kong-born teacher of meditation who spent much of her life in Taiwan and is now based in the San Francisco area.
7. This is My Answer (
By Hiyawu (
8. Faith Conquers All (
By Tai Cheng-chih (
9. Goodbye, Kiulu (
By Kengo Ishiguro (
This is the story of a guide dog for the blind, embellished with beautiful black-and-white photos. The book has sold close to a million copies in Japan.
10. A Love Story in Maokung (
By Hiyawu (
A missent message on Hiyawu's mobile phone allows him get to know a sweet college girl. This is Hiyawu's second novel of love.
11. A Guide to Happiness (
By Wu Tan-ju (
12. Billie the Crazy Chicken (
By Wang Chiu-yi (
13. Say it to Your Heart II (
By Liu Yung (
A sequel to the successful inspirational book from the New York-based essayist Liu Yung.
14. Vicious Girls (
By Mica (
15. A Game of Thrones (
By George Martin
Translated by Tan Kuang-lei (譚光磊) This is the first book in George Martin's projected six-volume fantasy saga. Martin's Seven Kingdoms resemble England during the Wars of the Roses, with the Stark and Lannister families standing in for the Yorks and Lancasters. These two families and their struggle to control the Iron Throne, resulting in much bloodshed. Winner of the 1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
16. To Love Someone Secretly (
By Hiyawu and others (
17. One-Third of Me (
By Stephanie Hsiao (
18. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (
By J.K. Rowling Translated by Peng Chien-wen (
19. Pleasure Takes All (
By Chang Man-chuan (
20. Dream Catcher (捕夢網),
By Liu Yung (劉墉) A collection of 54 very short essays and stories from Taiwan's own maestro of inspirational writings. This one covers inspiration you can find in religion, plants, animals, love, among other things.
April 14 to April 20 In March 1947, Sising Katadrepan urged the government to drop the “high mountain people” (高山族) designation for Indigenous Taiwanese and refer to them as “Taiwan people” (台灣族). He considered the term derogatory, arguing that it made them sound like animals. The Taiwan Provincial Government agreed to stop using the term, stating that Indigenous Taiwanese suffered all sorts of discrimination and oppression under the Japanese and were forced to live in the mountains as outsiders to society. Now, under the new regime, they would be seen as equals, thus they should be henceforth
Last week, the the National Immigration Agency (NIA) told the legislature that more than 10,000 naturalized Taiwanese citizens from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) risked having their citizenship revoked if they failed to provide proof that they had renounced their Chinese household registration within the next three months. Renunciation is required under the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例), as amended in 2004, though it was only a legal requirement after 2000. Prior to that, it had been only an administrative requirement since the Nationality Act (國籍法) was established in
With over 80 works on display, this is Louise Bourgeois’ first solo show in Taiwan. Visitors are invited to traverse her world of love and hate, vengeance and acceptance, trauma and reconciliation. Dominating the entrance, the nine-foot-tall Crouching Spider (2003) greets visitors. The creature looms behind the glass facade, symbolic protector and gatekeeper to the intimate journey ahead. Bourgeois, best known for her giant spider sculptures, is one of the most influential artist of the twentieth century. Blending vulnerability and defiance through themes of sexuality, trauma and identity, her work reshaped the landscape of contemporary art with fearless honesty. “People are influenced by
Three big changes have transformed the landscape of Taiwan’s local patronage factions: Increasing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) involvement, rising new factions and the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) significantly weakened control. GREEN FACTIONS It is said that “south of the Zhuoshui River (濁水溪), there is no blue-green divide,” meaning that from Yunlin County south there is no difference between KMT and DPP politicians. This is not always true, but there is more than a grain of truth to it. Traditionally, DPP factions are viewed as national entities, with their primary function to secure plum positions in the party and government. This is not unusual
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