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Sanmao, the Taiwanese author shaped by a Spanish colony

Flying Dutchman - January 5, 2021

Taiwanese travel writer and translator Sanmao (Three Hairs), who in 1976 became famous with the autobiographical account Stories of the Sahara, committed suicide in...

African history

55 years ago, Alsatian polymath Albert Schweitzer died in Africa

Flying Dutchman - September 4, 2020

On September 4th, 1965 German theologian, musician, philosopher, physician, humanitarian and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Albert Schweitzer died at the hospital he had...

Culture

How in Taiwan “barbarians” became “indigenous people”

Flying Dutchman - August 1, 2020

Taiwan’s non-Chinese inhabitants had to wait for a long time to finally be able to use the name they prefer for themselves.

Asian history

Taiwan´s imperial subjects still speak Japanese

Flying Dutchman - July 28, 2020

Many of the elderly that were educated under Nippon’s colonial rule still are fluent in Japanese and happy to use it among their fellows.

African politics

The Comoros, an African backdoor to Europe

Flying Dutchman - July 6, 2020

The Comoros, both in political and geographical sense, face enormous challenges.

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