{"product_id":"the-surveillance-tales-of-white-terror-in-taiwan-paperback","title":"The Surveillance: Tales of White Terror in Taiwan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnderson-Wu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it like living under an oppressive regime? How does an individual survive it? Should one rebel or compromise? What will be the consequences of resisting the power, and what will be the price of obeying it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaiwan had been under the rule by Martial Law for 38 years(1949 1987), during this period of time, all publications were under strict censorship, public gatherings must apply for permits in advance, opinions against the ruler were silenced, demands for democracy were repressed. Worst of all, dissidents were persecuted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 13 stories in this book are about the lives of ordinary people without freedom of expression or complete political rights, and what decisions they might make while faced with a dilemma. Additionally, these stories investigate the role of literary works in a society with all kinds of political taboos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.J. Anderson-Wu (吳介禎) is a Taiwanese writer and literary activist whose work examines historical trauma, transitional justice, and human rights. Her collections \u003cem\u003eImpossible to Swallow\u003c\/em\u003e (2017) and \u003cem\u003eThe Surveillance\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) explore scars left by the White Terror. \u003cem\u003eEndangered Youth-Taiwan, Hong Kong, Ukraine\u003c\/em\u003e (2025) broadens her scope, while her poetry \u003cem\u003eClear My Name\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Flying Island Poetry Manuscript Contest. Her novella \u003cem\u003eThe Sixth Man\u003c\/em\u003e will appear in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer work has been recognized internationally, including awards from the Strands Lit International Flash Fiction Competition, the International Human Rights Art Festival, the Writers' Mastermind Contest, the Invisible City Blurred Genre Competition, Wordweavers Literature Contest, and Premio Letterario Internazionale Città di Arona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 6.79 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46935799693451,"sku":"9789574389070","price":21.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/1prBlX29Z59789574389070.webp?v=1778896221","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-surveillance-tales-of-white-terror-in-taiwan-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}