INTERVIEW/Czech author reflects on cultural erasure under authoritarian rule
02/22/2026 04:35 PM
When best-selling Czech author Kateřina Tučková was in Taiwan earlier this month to promote the Chinese version of her novel "The Last Goddess," she said she felt the story would resonate with Taiwanese readers because of a common authoritarian past.
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