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Huang Chun-ming (Chinese: 黃春明; born 13 February 1935) is a Taiwanese literary figure and teacher. Huang writes mainly about the tragic and sometimes humorous lives of ordinary Taiwanese people, and many of his short stories have been turned into films, including The Sandwich Man (1983).
Born in Yilan, Taiwan, Huang Chun-Ming’s writings are representative of the important “Xiang Tu” literary movement that took place from the 1970s in Taiwan. His literary works are characterized by a deep compassion for the lives of ordinary people, their language and culture, the search of roots, and the meaning of “identity”.
Short fiction writer and playwright Huang Chun-Ming is a Taiwanese literary legend. In over half a century of work, he’s published books of short stories, essays, children’s books and plays, and even poetry and film scripts.
Chun-Ming Huang, Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Sciences & Engineering College of Health Sciences & Technology, National Central University No. 300, Zhongda Rd., Zhongli District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan Phone No.: 03-4227151 ext.36104.
Oct 2, 2020 · The renowned Taiwanese novelist and playwright, Huang Chun-ming’s (黃春明, 1935-) latest novel (Hsiu-Chin, the Girl who Always Smiles,《秀琴，這個愛笑的女孩》) was just published by Unitas Magazine’s publishing house. The story centers around a village girl from northeastern Taiwan entering the film industry accidentally in ...
Mar 28, 2001 · Huang Chunming, 黄春明, Howard Goldblatt (Translator) 3.95. 63 ratings8 reviews. From the preeminent writer of Taiwanese nativist fiction and the leading translator of Chinese literature come these poignant accounts of everyday life in rural and small-town Taiwan.
Huang's characters—generally the uneducated and disadvantaged who must cope with assaults on their traditionalism, hostility from their urban brethren and, of course, the debilitating effects of poverty—come to life in all their human uniqueness, free from idealization.
