‘The Membranes’: Chi Ta-wei on His Taiwanese Queer Sci-Fi Classic 30 Years On | CONNECTED Podcast

Good sci-fi says as much about the present as the future. When “The Membranes”, one of Taiwan’s best-known Queer sci-fi novels, was published in 1996, it explored gender, the climate crisis and data privacy. 30 years and 10 translations later, these themes are as relevant as ever. And they have resonated with a new wave of international readers.

Author Chi Ta-wei reveals his storytelling inspirations, his plans for a sequel and how time has changed his relationship with the book’s characters and themes.

Presenters: Tomasz Koper and Billie Sweetman

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