Where Every Ghost Has a Name - A Memoir of Taiwanese Independence

Where Every Ghost Has a Name offers readers a gripping tale of Taiwan's road to democracy through the lens of one family's sacrifices. This memoir recounts the story of Thomas Liao, a Taiwanese Independence leader after WWII that advanced the cause of democracy, whose fight for freedom tore his family apart and changed the history of Taiwan.

About the author

Kim Liao is an author of creative nonfiction, fiction, journalism, and criticism. She was a 2010-2011 Fulbright Creative Writing Research Scholar in Taiwan, and received writing grants from Harvard and Stanford universities. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, The Rumpus, Lit Hub, and others. This is her first full-length book.

Product details

• Authors: Kim Liao
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2024
• EAN: 9781538194058
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9405-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Taiwan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Asia / China, Asian History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Relating to Asian American people, National liberation and independence