{"product_id":"a-taiwanese-ecoliterature-reader-9780231222389","title":"A Taiwanese Ecoliterature Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Indigenous hunter laments the decline in the flying squirrel population and reflects on how animals perceive the world. In a drought-stricken cyberpunk anytown, kids revolt against the grown-ups only to face off with stray dogs over water. During late-night diving sessions, a researcher encounters a mysterious group of ocean-dwelling people with gills. In an overpopulated future, marrying an AI spouse will raise a human's credit score. A man follows the trail of an extinct leopard, seeking to unravel a metafictional mystery left behind by his late wife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology showcases cutting-edge works on ecological themes by essential and emerging Taiwanese authors, revealing the vitality of their engagements with environmental crises. Taiwan is a biodiversity hotspot and geopolitical flashpoint, home to both Indigenous peoples and settlers. The pieces collected in \u003ci\u003eA Taiwanese Ecoliterature Reader \u003c\/i\u003egive voice to this human and more-than-human diversity, telling tales that are disturbing yet hopeful, serious yet sensuous, speculative yet grounded, down to earth yet spanning the seas. They span Indigenous eco-writing, oceanic hybrid narratives, ecological sci-fi, and speculative Indigenous fiction. Together, these stories navigate the landscapes of Taiwanese ecoliterature, illuminating its past and pointing toward its future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Rowen is an associate professor in the Institute for Advanced Study at Kyushu University. His books include \u003ci\u003eTransitions in Taiwan: Stories of the White Terror\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTi-han Chang is a senior teaching fellow and the deputy director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at SOAS, University of London. Her books include \u003ci\u003eReorienting Taiwan: Ocean, Selfhood, and the Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e (2025). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarryl Sterk is an associate professor of translation at Lingnan University. He has translated works by a number of Taiwanese writers, including Syaman Rapongan's \u003ci\u003eEyes of the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2025).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52058006651154,"sku":"9780231222389","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92159d83-d0fd-41a5-9ca9-5a9b2bd88516.jpg?v=1772019935","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-taiwanese-ecoliterature-reader-9780231222389","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}