How can a Taiwanese novel incorporate historical materials from its decades under Japanese colonial rule, and how do two women’s travelogues become a work of fiction?

This talk will delve into Taiwan Travelogues’ use of a Shōwa Taiwan Railway Gourmet Tour” as its storytelling framework.

It will cover the novel’s early inspirations, conceptual development, research, fieldwork, archives-building, story conception, and the writing process. By examining the journey of creating the “Shōwa period Taiwan Railway Gourmet Tour,” from initial inspiration to the final writing process, the lecture will provide an in-depth understanding of how historical documents and women’s travels in history become the subject of fictional storytelling.