Taiwan Literature: Special Issue on Animal Writing in Taiwan Literature

The works selected for translation here were recommended primarily by guest editor, Professor Chang. She has chosen works that highlight the local characteristics of animal literature in Taiwan as distinct from international animal literature. These works refer to the geographical environment and to memory of the unique cultural history of Taiwan. The two stories by Wu Ming-yi, "Koxing" and "The Compass of the Soul," are excellent examples of this. Lee Chiao's "A Sacrifice to the Asuras" was originally intended for the special issue on the author (No. 36, July 2015), but it turned out to be very appropriate for this issue on animal writing in Taiwan as it ponders animal life from a philosophical perspective.