Taiwanese literature
Taiwanese literature refers to the literature written by
Novels, short stories, and poetry
Taiwan has a very active literary scene, with a large number of writers of novels and (especially) short stories enjoying a wide readership, many of them for many decades running. A short selection of prominent writers and poets includes:
- Wang K'ai-yün (1889–1969)
- Wu Zhuoliu(1900–1976)
- Bo Yang (1920–2008)
- Yao Yi-Wei (1922–1997)
- Huang Chun-ming (1935–)
- Pai Hsien-yung (1937–)
- Chen Ruoxi (1938–)
- Wang Wen-hsing (1939–2023)
- Yang Mu (1940–2020)
- San Mao (1943–1991)
- Lung Ying-tai (1952–)
- Qiu Fengjia (1864–1912)
- Loa Ho (1894–1943)
- John Ching Hsiung Wu (1899–1986)
- Chou Meng-tieh (1921–2014)
- William Marr (1936–)
- Li Kuei-Hsien(1937–)
- Wai-lim Yip (1937–)
- Xi Murong (1943–)
- Lin Yang-min (1955–)
- Luo Yijun (1967–)
- Hou Wen-yong (1962–)
- Li Bi-chhin (1979–)
See the
Similarly, there is a large poetry community in Taiwan, and there have been several anthologies of Taiwanese poetry in English translation. The New Century New Generation Poetry Selection , edited by Taiwanese poets Xiang Yang (Poet) , targets the millennials poets (born between 1980 and 1999, active from 2000 to 2022) who created modern poetry in Taiwan. It includes 52 poets such as Liao Chi-Yu, Yang Chih-Chieh , Hsu Pei-Fen, and Lin Yu-hsuan .[1]
Two areas of cross-pollination between literature and other arts in Taiwan include modern dance (particularly the modern dance troupe
The 1990s saw the rise of a nativist Taiwan literature movement.
More recently, Taiwan literature has also been included in Sinophone literature and world literature.[2]
Literature relating to politics
With the establishment of the
Some books from mainland China still found their way into Taiwan before 1986 by different ways. As pirate editions, under both a different title and a pseudonym for the author, under a different title, but with the author's name unchanged, under a pseudonym but with the title unchanged, or altered by changes in the text itself.
Popular kinds of books
Often books which have a movie based on them sell well in Taiwan. The Harry Potter series are popular and so is Bridget Jones's Diary. Some non-western popular books are The Hooligan Professor, 流氓教授, by Lin Jian-long 林建隆, and Big Hospital Small Doctor 大醫院小醫師, by Hou Wun-yong 侯文詠. Both were adapted for television. Other popular non-literary works included books on mastering English and attaining success.
Literary awards
The awards for Taiwanese literature include Taiwan Literature Award (presented by National Museum of Taiwan Literature), Wu San-lien Literary Award (Wu San-Lien Award Foundation), Aboriginal Literature Award, and
Museums
- National Museum of Taiwan Literature
- Lee Rong-chun Literary Museum
- Taichung Literature Museum
- Yang Kui Literature Memorial Museum
- Yeh Shih-tao Literature Memorial Hall
- Yilan Literary Museum
See also
- Taiwan nativist literature
- Saline Land
- Culture of Taiwan
- Chinese culture
- List of Taiwanese writers
- Chinese poetry by Taiwanese-Japanese
References
- ^ "oxfordbibliographies: Modern Chinese Poetry". www.oxfordbibliographies.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Kuei-fen Chiu and Yingjin Zhang (eds), The Making of Chinese-Sinophone Literatures as World Literature (Hong Kong University Press, 2022) https://www.kidsinkbooks.com/book/9789888528721
External links
- Contemporary Authors Full-Text & Image System 當代文學史料影像全文系統 (in Chinese characters)
- Mimesis and Motivation in Taiwan Colonial Fiction
- National Museum of Taiwanese Literature
- On-line Alliance of Taiwan's Modern Poetry 臺灣現代詩網路聯盟 (in Chinese characters)
- Taiwan Fiction in Translation
- Taiwanese Literature (gio.gov.tw)
- Taiwan Literature - English Translation Series (journal)
- Taiwan Xiangtu (Hsiangtu) Wenxue (Taiwan Nativist Literature): the Sojourner-Narrator
- UCSB Taiwanese Literature Database
- honco newspaper
- government website
- taipetimes
- "Four Taiwanese Writers on Themselves: Chu T’ien-wen, Su Wei Chen, Cheng Chiung-ming and Ye Lingfang respond to our questionnaire," French Centre for Research on Contemporary China, May / June 1998.