{"product_id":"taiwan-travelogue-a-novel","title":"Taiwan Travelogue","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eA tender yet bittersweet tale of love between two women, woven through a rich reflection on language, history, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"550\"\u003eIn May 1938, young novelist Aoyama Chizuko leaves Nagasaki behind and arrives in Japanese-ruled Taiwan. Though invited as a guest of the colonial government, she has little interest in official ceremonies or politics. Instead, she is drawn to the island itself—its people, its culture, and, above all, its food, eager to indulge her famously insatiable appetite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"868\"\u003eThere, she meets Chizuru, a younger Taiwanese woman hired as her interpreter—one who happens to share the same written characters in her name. Intelligent, poised, and attentive, Chizuru becomes both her guide and her companion, leading her across the island’s landscapes while delighting her with exquisite cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"1211\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAs they travel together—sharing meals, conversations, and quiet moments—Chizuko finds herself increasingly captivated. Yet despite their growing closeness, Chizuru keeps an unspoken distance. Only after they are torn apart does Chizuko begin to understand the forces that stood between them, and the deeper truths behind Chizuru’s restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673172099124,"sku":"9781644453155","price":400.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/7388\/6004\/files\/9781644453155.jpg?v=1775756486","url":"https:\/\/offlinebooks.com\/products\/taiwan-travelogue-a-novel","provider":"Offline Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}