About

Born in Taiwan, Lin grew up in Thailand, speaking three languages, Mandarin, Taiwanese and Thai, while studying English at school. She studied painting in London at the Slade School of Art and at Yale University in Connecticut. It is through lenses of numerous cultures, translations, and mistranslations that Lin vividly renders fathomable scenes inspired by Melville’s magnum opus. Because of the book’s profile as a Great American Novel, introducing American culture to English learners abroad, Lin’s representations of the book become a foil for socio-political commentary. With a combination of …