Literature

Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.

(The Tempest, Act II)


Chu T’ien-hsin

Chu is known as a popular author in Taiwan, having multitudes of her work translated into English for Western audiences. Raised in a family of writers, she began creating her own short stories whilst she was still in high school. Read more…

Guan Guan

Taiwanese poet Kuang Yun-loong, who rose to prominence under his pen name Guan Guan, was born in Shandong Province, Republic of China in 1929. Read more…

Lu Ping

Lu Ping was born in Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung in 1953. With her works encompassing a broad range of genres and media, Lu has established herself as a prominent member of the island nation’s literati. Read more…

Wu Ming-Yi

Wu Ming-Yi is a multidisciplinary artist and author, as well as a Professor of Sinophone Literature at Dong Hwa University. He is best known for his environmental activism and his novels, which have been translated into various languages and garnered international attention. Read more…