Taiwanese writers Test and Flashcards

Chung-ying Cheng

Chung-ying Cheng (Chinese: 成中英) is a Chinese philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Dongchu

Dongchu (Chinese: 東初; pinyin: Dōngchū, 1907–1977) was a Chinese Ch'an Master in Mainland China and later in Taiwan, and also the teacher of respected modern-day Ch'an Master Sheng-yen.

Sanmao (author)

Sanmao (三毛) (March 26, 1943 – January 4, 1991) was a Chinese novelist, translator and writer.

Bo Yang

Boyang (simplified Chinese: 柏杨; traditional Chinese: 柏楊; pinyin: Bóyáng; 7 March 1920 – 29 April 2008), sometimes also erroneously called Bai Yang, was a Chinese poet, essayist and historian based in Taiwan.

Lin Hwai-min

Lin Hwai-min (Chinese: 林懷民; pinyin: Lín Huáimín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Hôai-bîn; born 19 February 1947) is a Taiwanese dancer, writer, choreographer, and founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan.

Wai-lim Yip

Wai-lim Yip, also known as Yeh Wei-lien (Wade-Giles) and Ye Weilian (pinyin) (Chinese: 葉維廉) (born June 20, 1937), is a Chinese poet, translator, critic, editor, and professor of Chinese and comparative literature.

Ni Wei-Tou

Ni Wei-Tou (Chinese: 倪維斗; pinyin: Ní Wéidòu; born 1944 in Zhenhai, Ningbo, Zhejiang) is a Taiwanese physicist, who graduated from the Department of Physics of National Taiwan University (NTU), and got his PhD of Physics & Mathematics from California Institute of Technology.

Yang Chia-Hsien

Yang Chia-Hsien (Chinese: 楊佳嫻／杨佳娴, born June 15, 1978) is a contemporary Taiwanese writer, poet, essayist, and literary critic.

Chou Kung-shin

Chou Kung-shin (Chinese: 周功鑫; pinyin: Zhōu Gōngxīn; born April 14, 1947) is a Taiwanese scholar, writer, historian and archaeologist.

Zhu Tianxin

Zhu Tianxin (Chinese: 朱天心; Wade–Giles: Chu Tien-hsin; born 1958) is a Taiwanese writer.

Chow Lien-hwa

Chow Lien-hwa (7 March 1920 – 6 August 2016) was a Chinese Baptist minister, missionary, and theologian.

Xie Bingying

Xie Bingying (simplified Chinese: 谢冰莹; traditional Chinese: 謝冰瑩; pinyin: Xiè Bīngyíng; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Ping-ying; September 5, 1906 – January 5, 2000) was a Chinese soldier and writer born in Loudi, Hunan.

Xu Dishan

Xu Dishan (simplified Chinese: 许地山; traditional Chinese: 許地山; pinyin: Xǔ Dìshān; Wade–Giles: Hsü Ti-shan, given name: Zànkūn 贊堃, pen name: Luo Huasheng, simplified Chinese: 落华生; traditional Chinese: 落華生; pinyin: Luò Huáshēng; Wade–Giles: Lo Hua-sheng) (February 3, 1893 - August 4, 1941) was a Chinese author, translator and folklorist.

Ken Chu

Ken Chu (Chinese: 朱孝天; pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān was born on 15 January 1979 in Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese singer, actor and composer; and a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band F4. Educated in Singapore (Boon Lay Secondary School), he speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

Wu Mingyi

Wu Ming-Yi (born June 20, 1971) is a multidisciplinary Taiwanese artist, author, academic and environmental activist.

Chih-Yuan Chen

Chih-Yuan Chen (Chinese: 陳致元; born 1975) is a picture book writer and illustrator from Taiwan.

Tash Aw

Tash Aw, whose full name is Aw Ta-Shi (Chinese: 歐大旭; pinyin: Ōu Dàxù; b. 1971) is a Malaysian writer living in London.

Tymo Lin

Tymo Lin (Chinese: 提子墨; pinyin: Tí zi mò), the 4th Soji Shimada Mystery Awards finalist; mystery critic for books.

Giddens Ko

Giddens Ko (simplified Chinese: 柯景腾; traditional Chinese: 柯景騰; pinyin: Kē Jǐngténg), is a Taiwanese writer and director born on 25 August 1978 in Changhua County, Taiwan.

Judy Ongg

Judy Ongg (Chinese: 翁倩玉; pinyin: Wēng Qiànyù, January 24, 1950 – ) is an actress, singer, author, and woodblock-print artist from Taiwan.

Su Xuelin

Su Xuelin or Su Hsüeh-lin (February 24, 1897 in Rui'an, Zhejiang – April 21, 1999 in Tainan, Taiwan) was a Chinese author and scholar.

Lin Wenyue

Lin Wenyue (Chinese: 林文月; pinyin: Lín Wényuè; born 5 September 1933) is a Chinese scholar, writer and translator from Taiwan.

Lin Mun-lee

Lin Mun-lee (Chinese: 林曼麗; born August 8, 1954) is a Taiwanese scholar and writer.

Shih Shou-chien

Shih Shou-chien (Chinese: 石守謙; born June 8, 1951) is a Taiwanese scholar, writer, and professor at National Taiwan University.

Feng Ming-chu

Feng Ming-chu (born July 22, 1950) is a Taiwanese scholar, writer and historian who had served as President of the National Palace Museum since September 2012 until 20 May 2016.

Terry Hu

Terry Hu (simplified Chinese: 胡因梦; traditional Chinese: 胡因夢; pinyin: Hū Yīnmèng; born 21 April 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer and translator.

Huang An (singer)

(This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.) Huang An (Chinese: 黃安; born 8 December 1962) is a China-based Taiwanese comedian, singer, television host, and writer, best known for his 1993 hit song "New Dream of Butterfly Lovers", the ending theme of the mega-hit TV series Justice Pao (1993), and the album of the same name, which ranks as one of Taiwan's best-selling albums of all time.

Lin Qingxuan

Lin Qing-xuan (Chinese: 林清玄), born on 26 February 1953, Kaohsiung, is a Taiwan essayist who has been awarded numerous prizes.

Hou Dejian

Hou Dejian (Chinese: 侯德健; pinyin: Hóu Déjiàn; Wade–Giles: Hou Te-Chien, Cantonese: Hau Dak-gin), born October 1, 1956, is a songwriter, composer, and singer from Taiwan.

Luo Yijun

Luo Yijun (Chinese: 駱以軍; March 29, 1967 - ) is a Taiwanese writer.

Lung Ying-tai

Lung Ying-tai (traditional Chinese: 龍應台; simplified Chinese: 龙应台; pinyin: Lóng Yìngtái) (born February 13, 1952 in Kaohsiung) is a Taiwanese essayist and cultural critic.

Danny Wen

Danny Wen (Chinese: 溫士凱, born February 22, 1967) is a Taiwan-based travel and food writer, TV host and Radio host.

Derek Lin

Derek Lin is a Taiwanese-American author in the Tao genre.

Jimmy Liao

Jimmy Liao (Chinese: 廖福彬; pinyin: Liào Fúbīn, born November 15, 1958) is a Taiwanese illustrator as well as a picture book writer.

Flashcards: Taiwanese writers