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The Pigeon Keeper's Daughter

ShortStory 6,907 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source

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"It is in the summer, during the monsoon season in Taipei, when the pigeon keeper’s daughter moves into the apartment on the top floor of a building on an alleyway in Wenshan District. From her window, she sees not only Taipei 101 in the distance with Elephant Mountain behind it, but also the rooftop of the building abutting hers."

Contemporary FantasyPolitical ResistanceSlow Burn

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Magical RealismDefiantFreedomLyricalLyrical ProseMelancholicMemoryContemporaryContemplativeBelongingFantasyLiteraryClose Third PersonIdentity

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