V cizí kůži – group of authors (2024)

The anthology of contemporary Taiwanese prose In a Foreign Skin addresses the theme of identity and our ability to cope with the obstacles and traumas that life brings during adolescence and aging, in times of historical upheaval, political pressures, technological advancement, growing interspecies sensitivity, in the search for one's own cultural roots, and in the emancipation of the body. Authors of various generations capture the diversity of life experiences in fresh colors, which arise in the unique situation of multi-ethnic Taiwan. Humor in bitterness, tenderness in rawness, fear, detachment, and courage, as well as acceptance, defiance, and condemnation, wistful rambling, and passionate awakening from emotional drought – all this in the face of human finitude, whose existence, however, may not always be final. ***** Authors: Tumas Hayan, Kaori Lai, Wang Wen-hsing, Kan Yao-ming, Wu Ming-yi, Egoyan Zheng, Ping Lu, Yan Shu-xia, Pai Hsien-Yung, Chen Xue ***** The anthology of modern Taiwanese prose In a Foreign Skin follows the previous anthology Memories and Dreams at the Tropic of Cancer (2021). It presents works by award-winning Taiwanese writers from several generations. It features previously unpublished short stories and essays in the Czech Republic, authored by:...