Alberto holding a copy of this translation from Chi Ta-wei’s book ”膜“ (”Membranes“ in the official English version). Photo used with permission. Taiwanese literature is finally getting international recognition after years of often being presented as a branch of Chinese literature in global book fairs and publishing house catalogues. This is mostly thanks to a combined effort of Taiwanese cultural institutions, and to a new generation of translators who focus on Taiwanese literature. The result is the emergence of a number of Taiwanese literature collections in non-Taiwanese publishing houses,…