Originally published in 1994, Notes of a Crocodile is now considered by many a ‘cult classic’. It does not store any personal data.On the one hand, this was certainly ahead of its time, on the other, I found Qiu Miaojin’s brand of angsty nihilism somewhat trite. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This is an excellent book to read during August’s Women In Translation Month, which honors women writers who write in other languages. They exemplify how the queer community has been forced to pretend to be something they are not while yearning for their freedom.
In comparison to the main narrative, these crocodile stories are probably my favorite parts of the book. The crocodiles represent the queer community, which was not widely accepted in Taiwanese society at the time and was frequently a source of controversy and confrontation. Between her notebook fragments, an allegorical sub-story about crocodiles living among humans in a “human suit” is interwoven.
Notes of a Crocodile is a collection of eight notebooks kept by Lazi, a lesbian college student who attempts to understand life and love through her writing. Tormented by depression, Miaojin tragically committed suicide at the age of 26. Qiu Miaojin was a Taiwanese lesbian author who, similar to the protagonist, was suffering from depression. Notes of a Crocodile is set in the 1980s, just as Taiwan’s queer human rights movement was still gaining steam.
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