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SUMMARY:“Taiwan Travelogue” by Yang Shuang-zi
LOCATION:Bar Storia del Caffè\, The Salil Hotel
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 33% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nNote: preceding meetups: July 14 is “Playground“ by Richa
 rd Powers and then September 15 is “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee.\n\nWhat we'l
 l do\n\nFinish reading\, then join us in person\, share your insights over
  a meal and/or drink(s) at Bar Storia del Caffè\, The Salil Hotel. It’s on
  Soi Sukhumvit 57 and is a 7-minute walk from BTS Thonglor station.\n\nApp
 roximately 320 pages.\nIt’s available at Kinokuniya Bookstore for 689 baht
 .\nOn amazon kindle it’s $11.99\nOr you may prefer the audiobook from audi
 ble.com with a running time of 10h 12m.\n\nIf you need the ebook please co
 ntact the host.\n\nSynopsis\nMay 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko h
 as sailed from her home in Nagasaki\, Japan\, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s
  been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island\, though 
 she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Inst
 ead\, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of
  its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear.\n\nSoo
 n a Taiwanese woman―who is younger even than she is\, and who shares the c
 haracters of her name―is hired as her interpreter and makes her dreams com
 e true. The charming\, erudite\, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko’s tra
 vels all over the Land of the South and also proves to be an exceptional c
 ook. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice\, lively banter and win
 ter melon tea\, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on 
 drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It’
 s only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what 
 the “something” is.\n\nImportant to know

No entrance fee\, no membership 
 fees. Your patronage of the cafe is highly appreciated\, as usage of their
  facility is without charge. Expect meal/drink to average 450 baht thereab
 outs
URL:https://www.meetup.com/bangkok-book-club/events/314871430/
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