Rose, Rose, I Love You (novel)

Rose, Rose, I Love You (Chinese: 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你) is one of the representative novels by the prominent Taiwanese local writer Wang Chen-ho (王禎和). It was initially published by the Vista Publishing House Co. in Taipei in 1984 and later republished by another publishing house in Taipei called Hung Fan in February 1994.

Set in the small town of Hualien after World War II, the work depicts the U.S. military's vacation of a group of U.S. GIs in Taiwan during the Vietnam War, which caused turmoil among local legislators and specific industries. This novel vividly portrays the greed and abomination of politicians and intellectuals.

It was inspired when the author first saw the American soldiers vacationing in Hualien during his childhood, and bars were constructed to accommodate the American soldiers at that time, which left him with a profound impression.

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