{"product_id":"taipei-story-by-r-f-kuang-hardback-copy","title":"Taipei Story By R.F. Kuang (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e08\/09\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Fiction - Contemporary - Literary Fiction - Fantasy - Adult - Romance - Asia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/67bf3fe1-a8d6-45b7-9ba7-484e984c43f8.__CR0_0_1940_600_PT0_SX970_V1.jpg?v=1775907563\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/6b6f0e96-385a-436f-ad1f-efe4ca0e6157.__CR0_0_1940_600_PT0_SX970_V1.jpg?v=1775907563\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/a0287a61-a1f4-4f39-87f0-e07643b096f4.__CR0_0_1940_600_PT0_SX970_V1.jpg?v=1775907563\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBabel, Yellowface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKatabasis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a bravura coming-of-age story about identity, family and how the secrets of the past impact the present, as a Yale student freshly arrived in Taiwan learns a heartbreaking truth about her late grandfather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hugely exciting literary novel from bestselling phenomenon Rebecca F. Kuang: a moving coming-of-age story set in Taiwan, about identity, language, love and grief – for fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaipei Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the hotly anticipated new novel by Rebecca F. Kuang, an intensely moving exploration of identity and language, love and grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Yale student Lily arrives in Taipei for a summer’s study at the National Taiwan University, she’s looking forward to working on her Chinese language and finding her Chinese self. If only it was that simple. When her grandfather suddenly dies, Lily discovers a past so profoundly heartbreaking that she finds herself stuck, unable to move forward. But her grandfather’s story is not her own; none of it happened to her. How can Lily reconcile who she is, with where her family are from, when she is caught between their past and her present?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003eHarperCollins Publishers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780008702564\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e368\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e240\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e159\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e21\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e270 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Trade paperback","offer_id":53409061536057,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/81ITqHU563L._SL1500.jpg?v=1775911195","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/taipei-story-by-r-f-kuang-hardback-copy","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}