Tu Ching-Yin's Novel "The Sambar Deer Comes Across the Ridge" Traces Taiwanese Footprints of Overseas Endeavors
Author Tu Ching-Yin has released her debut novel, "The Sambar Deer Comes Across the Ridge." The book chronicles a Taiwanese family's business expansion into Thailand from the 1980s to the 2000s, reflecting the historical wave of Taiwanese industrial migration. For Japanese researchers or cultural content industries interested in Taiwan's modern history and its diaspora economy, this work offers valuable background material on Taiwanese struggles and achievements in Southeast Asia.
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Taipei, May 18 (CNA) - Author Tu Ching-Yin's debut novel, "The Sambar Deer Comes Across the Ridge," which weaves together family stories to trace the footsteps of Taiwanese people's transnational struggles, was recently published.
According to new book information from Ink Literary, Tu Ching-Yin was born in Thailand and returned to Kaohsiung, Taiwan at the age of six. "Thai memories" and "Kaohsiung memories" have been recurring themes in her creative work.
The story of "The Sambar Deer Comes Across the Ridge" describes Chou Ying-Hsuan, a descendant of a deer-farming family, attempting to piece together her family history. Her business-savvy grandfather not only raised deer but also bees, with his business empire even extending to Thailand. Her father and uncle successively went to Thailand to expand their ventures, only to end in failure.
An aunt who never married and took great care of the family calmly observed the family's rise and fall. Another aunt is a figure the family cannot even mention, with everything tracing back to the day she eloped and left home.
The novel portrays the individual attachments and reluctance of four generations, including the story of twin brothers whose fates diverged due to an illness and an overseas investment; siblings who became estranged for life due to competitiveness; and also includes a sworn brotherhood with a long-term laborer and love for an intellectually disabled adopted son.
Author Tu Ching-Yin starts from her personal memories, visiting her old home and interviewing relevant family members. Through the pen of the "granddaughter" and her father's voice recalling the past, she enters the wave of Taiwanese industrial relocation and migration to Southeast Asia or China from the 1980s to the 2000s, outlining the cross-border stories of a deer-farming family in search of a new life.
Tu Ching-Yin, born in 1998, is a graduate of the master's program in Chinese Literature at Tunghai University and is currently a doctoral student in the same department. Her works have received grants from the National Culture and Arts Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, as well as awards such as the Supernova Literary Award and the Chung Hsing Lake Literary Award. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150518
According to new book information from Ink Literary, Tu Ching-Yin was born in Thailand and returned to Kaohsiung, Taiwan at the age of six. "Thai memories" and "Kaohsiung memories" have been recurring themes in her creative work.
The story of "The Sambar Deer Comes Across the Ridge" describes Chou Ying-Hsuan, a descendant of a deer-farming family, attempting to piece together her family history. Her business-savvy grandfather not only raised deer but also bees, with his business empire even extending to Thailand. Her father and uncle successively went to Thailand to expand their ventures, only to end in failure.
An aunt who never married and took great care of the family calmly observed the family's rise and fall. Another aunt is a figure the family cannot even mention, with everything tracing back to the day she eloped and left home.
The novel portrays the individual attachments and reluctance of four generations, including the story of twin brothers whose fates diverged due to an illness and an overseas investment; siblings who became estranged for life due to competitiveness; and also includes a sworn brotherhood with a long-term laborer and love for an intellectually disabled adopted son.
Author Tu Ching-Yin starts from her personal memories, visiting her old home and interviewing relevant family members. Through the pen of the "granddaughter" and her father's voice recalling the past, she enters the wave of Taiwanese industrial relocation and migration to Southeast Asia or China from the 1980s to the 2000s, outlining the cross-border stories of a deer-farming family in search of a new life.
Tu Ching-Yin, born in 1998, is a graduate of the master's program in Chinese Literature at Tunghai University and is currently a doctoral student in the same department. Her works have received grants from the National Culture and Arts Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, as well as awards such as the Supernova Literary Award and the Chung Hsing Lake Literary Award. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150518