The Inspired Island: Home In Two Cities
The film explores Lin Hai-yin’s unique perspective of having “two homelands,” narrated by her daughter Julie Chang. It highlights her life, work as an editor, and her role in overcoming censorship. Lin Hai-yin’s novels, known for their inclusiveness, remain a shared memory for cross-strait readers. She was a friend to writers and a courageous mother, nurturing Taiwanese literature post-war. As editor of the United Daily News, she supported writers like Lin Hwai-min and founded the Belles-Lettres Publishing House. Her living room was a literary hub, and she is fondly remembered as “Ms. Lin Hai-yin.” Her novel Memories of Peking: South Side Stories was published in 1960.
| Release Date | April 9, 2011 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 他們在島嶼寫作：兩地 | |
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| Language | Mandarin | |
| Original Language | Chinese | |
| Production Countries | Taiwan | |
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