Two Engineers Explore Shadows: Literary Dialogue with Novelist Cao Xu and Tetsuya Terao

A literary dialogue exploring the human condition within societal structures is set to take place on June 13. Novelist Cao Xu, whose latest work "People Are Supposed to Eat Fish" has just been published, will join writer Tetsuya Terao for a discussion.

The new collection features 12 stories that grapple with a central question: how can individuals, as integral parts of a system, avoid being merely a component of it? The conversation aims to delve into the realities of our existence and the often harsh systems within which we survive and struggle.

Cao Xu, a former software engineer with a degree from National Tsing Hua University, has previously won the United Literary Fiction Newcomer Award and the Lin Rong San Literary Award. Terao, born in 1988, graduated from National Taiwan University's computer science department and worked as a Google engineer for eight years. He is also a recipient of the Lin Rong San Fiction Award and author of the acclaimed short story collection "Bullets Are the Rest of My Life."

The event, titled "Why Not Joyfully Explore the Shadows," will be held at the Eslite bookstore at National Taiwan University from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Registration details are available online.