 Category : EntertainmentThe Inspired Island II: A Lifetime In Chinese Literature (2015) (Blu-ray + DVD + Book) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)Price: USD26.99 The Inspired Island , a series of six documentaries about eminent Taiwan literary figures, drew great praise in 2011. The acclaimed series returns with seven more films about prominent Taiwan and Hong Kong writers in its second installment, The Inspired Island II . Co-directed by Liu Pei Yi and Qi Yi, A Lifetime in Chinese Literature documents notable Taiwan writer, scholar and translator Lin Wen Yue. Born in Shanghai in 1933, she grew up in the city's Japanese-controlled International Settlement zone until 1946 when she moved to Taiwan at the age of 12. The granddaughter of Taiwan historian Lian Heng, Lin would explore the effects of history in her own prose recalling a childhood swept up by the turbulent changes of the era. As a translator, she took on the great undertaking of translating the Japanese classical literary masterpiece The Tale of Genji . This edition comes with the film on Blu-ray and DVD, a book about Lin Wen Yue and 85 minutes of special features .Other products from YesAsia |