Wu He (writer)
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Wu He | |
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舞鶴 | |
| Born | October 13, 1951 Chiayi, Taiwan |
| Other names | Chen Guocheng |
| Alma mater | National Cheng Kung University (BA) |
| Occupations | Novelist, short story writer |
Chen Kuo-cheng (Chinese: 陳國城; born October 13, 1951), better known by his pen name Wu He (Chinese: 舞鶴; lit. dancing crane) is a Taiwanese writer from Chiayi.[1][2][3][4]
Chen graduated from National Cheng Kung University with a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese literature in 1975.[5]
In the mid to late 1970s, Chen Guocheng published his first three short stories, using the pen name Chen Jinghua.[6] "Peony Autumn" appeared in 1974, winning him the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Flame Tree Literary Award, after which he graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature at NCKU in 1975.[7] "A Thin Incense Stick" was published in 1978 and "Past Events" in 1979.[4][6]
In 1981, after completing his compulsory military service, he moved to the Tamsui District for ten years, which he has described as "ten years in isolation where I cut myself off from society to read, write, and take walks".[8][4][7]
He returned to Chiayi in 1991 and began to publish again, adopting the pen name Wu He for short stories such as "The Second Brother Deserter" (written in 1985, but not published until 1991), "Investigate: Narrate" (1992), "Digging for Bones" (1993) and "Sorrow" (1994).[6][7]
After publishing two collections of short stories and a novel, in early 2000 Wu He published his most well known book, Remains of Life, in which the narrator is investigating the Musha Incident of 1930. It won several literary awards.[3]
