It is 1938. Taiwan has been annexed by Japan as part of their colonialist policies. A young, successful novelist named Aoyama Chizuko is brought to Taiwan to write about the island. She rejects the request to support the political aim, but decides to live with “islanders” to learn more about the place. She is assigned […]
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