Books to Peel
Peel the author and tap a cover to peel the book
Peel me a Book
Chi Ta-Wei
“The body is a story we keep rewriting.”
The Membranes
The Membranes
Peel the Author
A Taiwanese writer and scholar, Chi Ta-Wei writes where flesh meets code. Born in 1972, he became a pioneering voice of queer speculative fiction in Mandarin literature — using science fiction not for escapism, but for revelation. His work blurs identity, gender, and consciousness, crafting futures that feel strangely like memories we haven’t had yet.
He writes in sentences that glide between empathy and circuitry. In his worlds, technology isn’t cold — it’s sensual, wounded, and alive.
Voice
“All I could do was remember, over and over again, that I once had a body.”
Chi’s voice speaks from inside the membrane — tender, aching, unsure whether the ‘I’ is human, machine, or dream. His science fiction is emotional archaeology: the search for self in a future that no longer needs one.
Tone
tender · cerebral · speculative · confessional
Mood
queer · reflective · disquieting · intimate
Peel the layers
Voice
“All I could do was remember, over and over again, that I once had a body.”
Chi’s voice speaks from inside the membrane — tender, aching, unsure whether the ‘I’ is human, machine, or dream. His science fiction is emotional archaeology: the search for self in a future that no longer needs one.
Tone
tender · cerebral · speculative · confessional
Mood
queer · reflective · disquieting · intimate
Peel the the layers
Author's Peel
Peel the author and tap a cover to peel the book
Books to Peel
Peel the author and tap a cover to peel the book
Peel me a Book
Chi Ta-Wei
“The body is a story we keep rewriting.”
The Membranes
The Membranes
Peel the Author
A Taiwanese writer and scholar, Chi Ta-Wei writes where flesh meets code. Born in 1972, he became a pioneering voice of queer speculative fiction in Mandarin literature — using science fiction not for escapism, but for revelation. His work blurs identity, gender, and consciousness, crafting futures that feel strangely like memories we haven’t had yet.
He writes in sentences that glide between empathy and circuitry. In his worlds, technology isn’t cold — it’s sensual, wounded, and alive.
Voice
“All I could do was remember, over and over again, that I once had a body.”
Chi’s voice speaks from inside the membrane — tender, aching, unsure whether the ‘I’ is human, machine, or dream. His science fiction is emotional archaeology: the search for self in a future that no longer needs one.
Tone
tender · cerebral · speculative · confessional
Mood
queer · reflective · disquieting · intimate
Peel the layers
Voice
“All I could do was remember, over and over again, that I once had a body.”
Chi’s voice speaks from inside the membrane — tender, aching, unsure whether the ‘I’ is human, machine, or dream. His science fiction is emotional archaeology: the search for self in a future that no longer needs one.
Tone
tender · cerebral · speculative · confessional
Mood
queer · reflective · disquieting · intimate
Peel the the layers
Author's Peel
Peel the author and tap a cover to peel the book