{"product_id":"book-club-01-07-2026-taiwan-travelogue-by-yang-shuang-zi","title":"Book Club - 01\/07\/2026 - Taiwan Travelogue, by Yang Shuang-zi","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us for month five of book club at Waystone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe club will run from 7pm-9pm on the first Wednesday of July, the 1st.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-redactor-style-cache=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis month we'll be looking at this year's recently announced International Booker Prize winner, \u003cem\u003eTaiwan Travelogue\u003c\/em\u003e. The book follows a fictional Japanese travel and food writer visiting Taiwan in 1938, at that time a Japanese colony. The writer, Aoyama Chizuko, develops a relationship with her local translator. The book is metafictional, presenting as a rediscovered historical travel writing, and deals with themes of colonialism, relationships, language, the nature of translation, and travel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour ticket price includes a free hot drink of your choice (we'll have the espresso machine on, and do have decaf!). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdmission and tickets for our clubs allows us to plan for an accurate number of attendees and ensure we can cover staff costs for the evening. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waystone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53982852809043,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8973\/8067\/files\/71dAWAKMeGL._SY522.jpg?v=1781202946","url":"https:\/\/waystonebooks.co.uk\/products\/book-club-01-07-2026-taiwan-travelogue-by-yang-shuang-zi","provider":"Waystone Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}