Taipei

Name: Taipei
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781782111856
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By Tao Lin

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Summary

Taipei follows Paul as he drifts between New York and Taipei, navigating relationships and personal identity in the digital age. From Manhattan's literary scenes to his family's roots in Taiwan, the novel captures his comical and poignant experiences with love, drugs, and the search for meaning amid contemporary life's alienation.
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This novel suits readers interested in contemporary fiction exploring young adult life, digital-age relationships, and experimental literary styles. Fans of introspective, culturally nuanced narratives with dark humour and a touch of surrealism will appreciate Taipei.

From one of this generation's most talked about young writers comes a novel about failed relationships, drug-induced depression, marriage, and death.

From one of this generation's most talked about young writers comes a novel about failed relationships, drug-induced depression, marriage, and death

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Taipei is an ode - or lament - to the way we live now. Following Paul from New York, where he comically navigates Manhattan's art and literary scenes, to Taipei, Taiwan, where he confronts his family's roots, we see one relationship fail, while another is born on the internet and blooms into an unexpected wedding in Las Vegas.

Along the way - whether on all-night drives up the East Coast, shoplifting excursions in the South, book readings on the West Coast, or ill-advised grocery runs in Ohio - movies are made with laptop cameras, massive amounts of drugs are ingested, and two young lovers come to learn what it means to share themselves completely.

From one of this generation's most talked about and enigmatic writers comes a deeply personal, powerful, and moving novel about memory, love, and what it means to be alive, young, and living on the fringes.

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Tao Lin is hailed as a striking voice for his generation, praised for his deadpan, precise prose and a unique blend of humour and pathos. Reviews highlight his work as a powerful exploration of alienation and connection, with comparisons to Bret Easton Ellis and a Kafkaesque relevance for the iPhone era. Taipei is described as both hypnotic and painfully truthful, relentlessly capturing the complexities of modern life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782111856

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 174g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Tao Lin is the author of the novels Richard Yates and Eeeee Eee Eeee, the novella Shoplifting from American Apparel, the story collection Bed, and the poetry collections cognitive-behavioral therapy and you are a little bit happier than i am. He is the founder and editor of the literary press Muumuu House. His work has been translated to twelve languages and he lives in Manhattan.