09/12/2026
[台灣文學新書譯作上市:《獅頭花》"Lionhead Flower"]
陳耀昌醫師「台灣花系列」的第二部:《獅頭花》,已在美出版翻譯本。
當外來者決定一個社群的家園必須被開放、佔領與控制時,這些社群會發生什麼事?
陳耀昌的《獅頭花:1875 福爾摩沙小說》以1875年的福爾摩沙為背景,透過一連串席捲大地的衝突,呈現帝國擴張與抵抗所帶來的人性代價。隨著清軍在「開山撫番」行動下逐步進入原住民族的土地,陳描寫了形塑臺灣南部邊疆的暴力、勇氣與求生故事。
在序言中,他也深刻地將臺灣原住民族與美洲原住民族的歷史經驗相互對照:兩者都因殖民者向外擴張而被迫離開自己的家園,卻仍透過記憶與精神延續至今。
What happens to communities when outsiders decide their homelands must be opened, occupied, and controlled?
Set amid the sweeping conflicts of 1875 Formosa, Yao-Chang Chen’s “Lionhead Flower: A Novel of 1875 Formosa” illuminates the human cost of empire and resistance. As Qing forces advance into Indigenous territories under the Kaishan Fufan 開山撫番 (“Opening the Mountains and Pacifying the ‘Savages’”) campaign, Chen portrays the violence, courage, and survival that shaped Taiwan’s southern frontier. In his preface, he draws poignant parallels between Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples and Native Americans, both uprooted by settler expansion yet enduring in memory and spirit.
Translated by Tung-jung Chen and Craig A. Smith, this highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed “Puppet Flower: A Novel of 1867 Formosa” blends meticulous history with lyrical storytelling, offering a moving meditation on colonialism, identity, and reconciliation.
“‘Lionhead Flower’ vividly recounts one of the most volatile moments in the making of modern Taiwanese history. Based on the true story of the 1875 battle waged by Indigenous peoples against Qing imperial expeditionary forces, the novel portrays the harsh conditions under which Taiwan struggled to define its identity—and foreshadows the fate that would shape the island in the turbulent years to come.” —David Der-wei Wang, Harvard University
Discover “Lionhead Flower” https://www.cambriapress.com/LionheadFlower