The Inspired Island:  Home In Two Cities

The Inspired Island: Home In Two Cities

2011
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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.

Status: Released

Language: ZH

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Production Information

Production Countries
Taiwan
Spoken Languages
Mandarin

Quick Facts

Original Title 他們在島嶼寫作:兩地
Release Date April 9, 2011
Status Released
Language ZH
IMDb ID tt4674036

Cast

Lin Haiyin
Lin Haiyin

Self

Key Crew

Yang Li-chou
Director

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