A bestselling Taiwanese author died thirty-five years ago. Today, millions of Chinese readers, and thousands of Chinese tourists, get their first glimpse of Africa through her eyes. But did Sanmao’s Africa exist?

7 years.

6 countries.

4 continents.

Find out why I crisscrossed the world chasing one of China’s most elusive writers.

Read: Issue 002 of Now Voyager

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