Chinese Original Works

Rights sold: Russian A New Chinese Aesthetic, Exquisitely Detailed, Reshaping the Mythical Universe of Journey to the West

*2023 Openbook Award* *2023 Liang Shih-chiu Award in Prose* *2023 Taiwan Literature Award*

Selected stories rights sold: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish English Sample Translation Available

English Sample Translation Available Focusing on one of the most crucial social and livelihood issues in China—homebuying

When four master's students, each with their own concerns, encounter a mysterious and enigmatic landlady, the story unfolds. These five contemporary Taiwanese women, each from different backgrounds and in their twenties or thirties, find themselves living together, supporting each other, and even sparking romantic feelings in a preserved Japanese-style house from the Showa era. Taiwan was once a Japanese colony, and many places still retain these old houses from the Japanese era. Through the stories of five women from different backgrounds, this real-life old house seems to serve as a microcosm of Taiwan's history while also showcasing the daily lives of modern women. It is a novel that resonates deeply with its readers.

Rights Sold: Japanese, French, Malay Recommended work for the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2020 Angoulême International Comics Festival

English Sample Translation Available Souls devoured and limbs forsaken.

When Hong Da-Hao, a former gangster turned debt collector, arrives at a struggling bookstore to collect on an overdue debt, he finds the owner has already fled. Though his methods are now bound by the company’s "legal debt collection" rules, Da-Hao is determined to use this job as a turning point in his life. Faced with a near-empty cash register, store manager Liu Qing-Wen pleads for leniency, as the dismal financial situation has shown the reason of the missing bookstore owner. Seeing this as his only chance to succeed, Da-Hao makes an unconventional decision: he moves into the bookstore, giving himself three months to help Liu Qing-Wen sell off the entire inventory to repay the debt.

Rights sold: Russian I am the Monkey King is a fantasy adventure where a group of characters—the naughty little monkey Sun Wukong and his friends Bai Longma (the White Dragon Horse), Zhu Tianpeng (Pigsy), Niu Mowang (the Devil Bull King) and Jin Chanzi (the Golden Cicada) go on adventures while studying at a Taoist magic school.

In Chinese folklore, there is a kind of forest-dwelling creature called shan xiao. People feared the mythical creatures that allegedly rampaged human villages, kidnapped children and even ate human flesh. They can live among humans without catching anyone’s attention. But, there are tell-tale signs... Qiu An lived by herself in Frog Village, surrounded by an unbreaking chain of mountains. She could tame mad bulls. She caught more fish than the other villagers. She could even grab chestnuts out of the fire without getting burnt. As she did more and more incredible acts, the villagers begin to suspect her real identity. Eventually, she is forced into the forest.

Rights Sold: Russian, Malasia English Sample Translation Available

Rights Sold: Korean, Thai, Vietnamese English Sample Translation & English Synopsis Available