Title: Weisipo qi tan Taiwan : Zhong Ying shuang yu ban /
Authors: Anders, Ingrid,; Jin, Daxia,
Year: 2014
Subjects: English teachers Taiwan Fiction.
Abstract: Kat Vespucci barges onto the scene in Taipei, Taiwan, unprepared. Escaping a job she hates, another broken relationship, and living at home with her parents, Kat decides to try her hand at teaching English abroad. She speaks English, so how hard could it be? Only her second time leaving New Jersey, Kat commits a host of hilarious faux pas in Taiwan. As she fumbles her way into the mysterious, new culture, Zhang Weiming -- who calls himself Wayne -- is trying to escape it. A modern Taiwanese guy with perfect Hollywood English, he just wants to enjoy life. Unfortunately, he is the cherished first son of a traditional Taiwanese family, which means an arranged marriage. Just when Wayne accepts his fate, he crosses Kat's path and throws everything into question. Kat Vespucci Takes Taiwan is at once the amusing adventure of a young woman searching for something more and a young man struggling to find his place between his family's past and the future they have planned for him. Questions of independence, duty, and who we are versus who others want us to be, permeate the lives of every character as they play out on the beautiful, mysterious, and the identity-challenged island of Taiwan. If you have ever strayed wildly from the norm or wondered what would happen if you threw convention to the wind, you will love Kat Vespucci Takes Taiwan.