The Wild East Magazine

Fr. Barry Martinson on his new novel, ‘Ghost Friends’

Expat literature Religion and Spirituality

July 9, 2011October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaaboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal cultures in Taiwan, aboriginal Taiwan, Barry Martinson, expat writers, Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf, indigenous peoples, writers

Review: Trista di Genova, The Wild East [Edit: Links and images to Bangkok Books no longer works 2015/1/15] This deeply metaphysical adventure picks up where Steppenwolf leaves off, reading as if Hermann Hesse himself had spent a few decades of his life as a Jesuit priest in a remote aboriginal mountain village. The scope of…

Steven Crook: Taiwan's consummate cultural notetaker

Expat Chat Expat literature

June 13, 2011October 4, 2026Trista di Genova6 Commentsaboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal peoples, aboriginal Taiwan, best places to see in Taiwan, Bradt travel guide, Catherine Dai, cross-cultural communication, cultural differences, Dos and Don'ts in Taiwan, Formosan Odyssey, freelance work in Taiwan, John Ross, Kaohsiung, Keeping Up With the War God, publishing, Siraya, Steven Crook, tainan, Taiwan News, Taiwan travel, tourism, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office, Travel in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, writers

By Trista di Genova, The Wild East (Pick up a copy of next month’s ‘Centered on Taipei’ magazine to see this interview in print.) Steven Crook, a Briton who’s been in Taiwan since 1991, is an amazingly versatile freelancer. He’s worked as a government project consultant, copy editor for Taiwan News and the Government Information…

Wild Times at the Pasta'Ay

Beautiful Island

January 30, 2011October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaaboriginal Taiwan, festival, hsinchu, indigenous, pastaay, saisayat, wufeng

Denis’ version: It was insane. So we’re sitting at my place hungover on a Sunday in late November. Trista’s already promised to go to this aboriginal festival, the Pasta’ay in the Hsinchu mountains. First, we cross the street and go eat mifan at the xiaoche, where there were 2 hot waitresses, two sisters 17 and…