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A powerful novel about the LGBTQ rights movement and gay love in Japan and Taiwan, from the most important queer voice of East Asia's millennial generation.

Cho Norie, twenty-seven and originally from Taiwan, is working an office job in Tokyo. While her colleagues worry about the economy, life-insurance policies, marriage, and children, she is forced to keep her unconventional life hidden-including her sexuality and the violent attack that prompted her move to Japan. There is also her unusual fascination with death: she knows from personal experience how devastating death can be, but for her it is also creative fuel. Solo Dance depicts the painful coming of age of a gay person in Taiwan and corporate Japan. This striking debut is an intimate and powerful account of a search for hope after trauma.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781642861143
  • ISBN-10: 1642861146
  • Publisher: World Editions
  • Publish Date: May 2022
  • Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
  • Page Count: 192

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