**WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREWINNER OF THE 2026 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power**May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has 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 imperial...

This book explores how family background, geographic location, and institutional settings profoundly shape educational journeys in China, with a particular focus on English language learning. It reveals the deeply entrenched inequalities within the education system.Drawing on in-depth interviews with 36 English majors from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds at an elite Chinese university, the study traces their educational trajectories in a longitudinal framework. It offers a novel ...

This book discusses the smooth integration of optical and RF networks in 5G and beyond (5G+) heterogeneous networks (HetNets), covering both planning and operational aspects. The integration of high-frequency air interfaces into 5G+ wireless networks can relieve the congested radio frequency (RF) bands. Visible light communication (VLC) is now emerging as a promising candidate for future generations of HetNets. Heterogeneous RF-optical networks combine the high throughput of visible light ...

Winner of the International Booker Prize 2026Disguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer, Taiwan Travelogue is a bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history and power. Set in May 1938, the young novelist Aoyama Chizuko sails from Japan to Taiwan where her interpreter helps her experience real island life and taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appe...

WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREMay 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has 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. Instead, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste its authentic cuisine.Soon a Taiwanese woman—who is younger than she i...

Listen to Yang Sheng Da Jiang Tang and learn about Health Lectures (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Health Lectures (Traditional Chinese Medicine) By Fei Xiang Tai Tai Zi. Learn about Health Preservation, Health & Life. Fei Tian Ye Xiang is a Chinese webnovel author and screenplay writer, known for several of his titles such as Dinghai Fusheng Records, Tianbao Fuyao Lu and Bei Cheng Tian Jie. Currently, Tianbao Fuyao Lu is getting an animation adaptation from Bilibili, and Dinghai Fusheng R...

Winaar van de twee belangrijkste internationale literaire prijzen: de International Booker Prize en de National Book Award for Literature in TranslationMei 1938. De Japanse schrijfster Aoyama Chizuko reist naar de kolonie Taiwan, op uitnodiging van de Japanse overheid. Ze wordt gevraagd een propagandistisch werk te schrijven ter rechtvaardiging van de koloniale expansie, maar haar werkelijke doel is anders: het ontdekken van het échte eilandleven en de rijke culina...

Maukkaalla ruoalla höystetty katkeransuloinen romaani kahden naisen välisestä suhteesta Japanin siirtomaavallan alaisessa TaiwanissaVuonna 1938 nuori japanilainen kirjailija Ayoama Chizuko saapuu Taiwanin saarelle. Japanin siirtomaahallinto on tilannut häneltä luentokiertueen, mutta häntä ei kiinnosta virallisissa juhlapöydissä istuminen tai keisarikunnan imperialistisen agendan edistäminen. Hän haluaa mieluummin kokea aidon taiwanilaisen elämäntavan ja tyydyttää hirviömäisen ruoka...

From business models to unique selling propositions, from product offerings to sales, marketing and pricing strategies, this book reveals what sets Chinese electric car manufacturers apart from their Western counterparts.Chinese automakers are gradually establishing themselves as the new trendsetters in the automotive industry as they make technological advances in various fields, especially in electric vehicles. As more of them look overseas for opportunities, especially in the Eu...

This is an English translation of three plays by Yang Zi—a Yuan dynasty playwright, court official, and ocean-shipping tycoon—with extensive annotations of the Chinese originals. The author conveys the way a Yuan zaju play was composed, especially in the use of its extrametrical characters. To help readers understand the unique position Yang Zi was in during the Yuan dynasty under the Mongol rule, the author also includes a detailed description of Yang Zi’s life and his family as an append...

Ziyi moves to Germany, believing it will be the start of a new life—a journey into a broader world filled with possibilities. But instead of freedom, she finds herself trapped in an impenetrable fog of loneliness and uncertainty. Married to a man she barely knows—Xiao Dai, a pragmatic and emotionally distant engineer—she struggles to find warmth and belonging. The foreign language, the indifferent city, and the stark cultural differences leave her feeling lost, unable to recognize herself ...

This volume addresses the pivotal role of feedback in enhancing students' motivation and learning. Through a series of innovative studies, it uncovers the intricacies of how students perceive and utilize feedback, offering practical strategies for educators while bridging the gap between feedback research and classroom practice.The book showcases six outstanding studies that offer unique insights into how teacher feedback influences student learning and achievement, all from the pe...