Taipei Story

Taipei Story

From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei. College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully und

Book release dateSeptember 8, 2026
Pages288
PublisherWilliam Morrow
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0063473747
R.F. Kuang

R.F. Kuang

Rebecca F. Kuang is a Marshall Scholar, translator, and award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy and Babel: An Arcane History, among others. She has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale.

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What is the 'Taipei Story' release date?

Taipei Story is set to be released on September 8, 2026.

Who wrote Taipei Story?

Taipei Story is written by R.F. Kuang.

What genre is Taipei Story?

Taipei Story is listed under Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Adult.