白先勇的《台北人》是書寫大陸撤退，隨政府來台的人士，在一段過渡時間裡的小說，其中包含14個短篇。爾等人士來到此一陌生的空間環境，有人能適應，也有人無法適應，其中有上流社會周旋於官場文化的權貴心態，也有下層階級在坎坷旅程為生活而打拚的面面觀，小說內容記錄了《台北人》當時的各種生活情境，及流轉於真實、虛擬、異質等不同空間的人生意象。而在此等空間環境中的生存適應都有其時代的意涵，本文則由空間的視角來探討《台北人》對不同生活型態的認知，探討《台北人》在各種不同空間的表象，也探討《台北人》處於不同空間場合所展現的心態。

＂Taipei People＂ is a novel written by Pai Hsien-Yung. There are 14 short stories in this book which narrated about the persons came from mainland china to a strange place Taipei. During this transition period, some of them can adaptable themselves in a new environment, but some of them cannot. Some of them circle above the upper class society. And some of them work hard in the underworld society. ＂Taipei People＂ recorded all the life-style in their living space such as real space, illusive space and heterogeneous space. In this study we focus on the feature of the space to investigate the characteristics of Taipei People in a different location. And try to explore the attitude of the people whom they settled in different situation and space.