Taipei Story
$28.00
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
TAIPEI STORY is the electrifying new novel by bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang, a profoundly moving coming-of-age story that explores first love, second language and final goodbyes – all set against the backdrop of one unforgettable summer in Taipei.
Yale student Lily Chen arrives in Taipei hungry: for family, for culture, for connection.
But her summer of discovery quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate unbearable, and a reck…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008702564 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 000870256X |
| Author: | Rebecca F. Kuang |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | The Borough Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Rebecca F. Kuang
Rebecca F. Kuang
Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, Chinese-English translator, and the Astounding Award-winning and the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award nominated author of the Poppy War trilogy and the forthcoming Babel. Her work has won the Crawford Award and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She holds an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford. She is currently pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.
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