Roan Ching-Yueh is a master of many trades. An acclaimed architect as well as a writer, Roan was the curator of the Taiwanese pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2006. He’s written many books, including novels, essay collections, and monographs on architecture. His novel Victory Song won the 2004 Taipei Literary Award, and Lin Xiuzi And Her Family was long-listed for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize.