Taiwanese literature
Novels, short stories, and poetry 小說，短篇故事，及詩歌
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: 著名作家和詩人
See the
full list of Taiwanese writers.
Similarly, there is a large poetry community in Taiwan, and there have been
several anthologies of Taiwanese poetry in English translation.
Two areas of cross-pollination between literature and other arts in Taiwan
include modern dance (particularly the modern dance troupe
Cloud Gate Dance Theater, founded and directed by author
Lin Huai-min) and filmmaking (including productions of stories by
Huang Chunming directed by the leading Taiwanese filmmaker
Hou Hsiao-hsien).
The 1990s saw the rise of a
nativist Taiwan literature movement.
Literature relating to politics
With the establishment of the
Communist regime in mainland China in 1949, books from mainland China were
not often published in Taiwan and books from Taiwan were not often published in
mainland China. In 1986, the first novel, Three Kings, written by a
mainland Chinese writer,
Ah
Cheng, was openly published as such in Taiwan.
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
Min-Hakka
Literary Award (both by the
Ministry of Education of Taiwan).
Museums
See also
External links
Source: https://en.wikipedia-on-ipfs.org/wiki/Taiwanese_literature
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