DEAR CHILD - MARULA LIU

Discover the fascinating collection of short stories by Marula Liu, one of the most talented Taiwanese screenwriters and writers. This book marks the beginning of a new stage in her work, which was previously mainly associated with essays. Marula Liu, as a modern woman, departs from the traditional themes and prohibitions that dominated the literature of the last century. She breaks down barriers and announces the dawn of a new era in Taiwan's literary world.

• Unique narrative style: Characterized by neat, sharp, and surprising metaphors.
• Clean and straightforward writing: In a few words, it introduces the reader to a specific situation.
• Distance and indifference: The author takes this attitude in describing the relationship between man and woman.
• Critical view: Marula Liu looks down on hypocritical, cowardly, and irresponsible men.
• Voice of Taiwanese women of the 21st century: Let us listen to this voice.

Marula Liu has an extraordinary gift for storytelling. Her narration is unique, adorned with metaphors that appear from time to time, always neat, sharp, and surprising. Marula Liu's writing is clean, straightforward, and in a few words introduces the reader to a specific situation. When describing the relationship between man and woman, the author takes an attitude of distance and indifference. Even when describing sex scenes, she still plays the role of a passerby, an accidental witness. Each story is like a fascinating and sometimes funny spectacle with a climax. And only at the end of reading do we realize that the key to each of these stories is our small, yet great, shameful and generous, absurd and beautiful love. Marula Liu is the voice of Taiwanese women of the 21st century.

Modern society is open, premarital sex and concubinage are no longer taboo subjects, marriage is only a legal guarantee for the child in the mother's womb... but shouldn't the purpose of giving birth to a child have a deeper meaning for the modern woman? Marula Liu asks these questions in her short stories, provoking reflection and discussion. Her work is not only literary entertainment, but also an important social commentary.

The book was published by Dialog Publishing in 2021, has 224 pages and is paperback. It is a must-read for all lovers of Taiwanese literature and those looking for inspiring stories about modern women. Let's listen to the voice of Taiwanese women of the 21st century that flows from the pages of this extraordinary book!