# Bringing my small town to the world: the journey of 'Ghost Town'

Bringing my small town to the world: the journey of 'Ghost Town' at SOAS University of London, Wednesday 28 October 2026, 12:00.

- Venue: SOAS University of London
- Get tickets: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/transcending-boundaries-translating-and-publishing-taiwans-humanities-and-social
- Go to page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/bringing-my-small-town-world-journey-ghost-town

![Bringing my small town to the world: the journey of 'Ghost Town'](https://noky.io/images/8bd6de3ec2201d3eecc6fd2b0d420d70b4a868ea5f1e291f8013fde1d3bd084b-2000.webp)

A seminar where novelist Kevin Chen reflects on the unexpected journey of his novel 'Ghost Town'. Published in 2019, the book rooted in a small town in central Taiwan has been translated into 13 languages and become a best-seller in Korea, Vietnam and Ukraine. Chen, now based in Germany and a winner of several prestigious literary awards in Taiwan, will talk about how the novel reached readers around the world. The event is held in partnership with the Association for Taiwan Literature and the National Changhua University of Education.

## Dates

- Wednesday 28 October 12:00 — SOAS University of London

Written by a model, sources: [soas.ac.uk](https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/bringing-my-small-town-world-journey-ghost-town)

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