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ILLUSTRATION BY ROSEMARY SMITHVagabond soul
Born in China, raised in Taiwan, but with a hunger to explore the
wider world, Sanmao refused to be limited by societal norms.
Making a home in spots as disparate as Germany, the US and, most
significantly, Spanish Sahara, her lifestyle and writing inspired
millions of young women in Greater China