Orphan of Asia - Asian Orphan

…After graduating from Taipei Normal School, he worked as a teacher and a journalist while also working on writing. His novel Orphan of Asia (1943-45), which depicts the hardships of intellectuals living in Taiwan under Japanese rule, became a representative work of Taiwanese realism. In 1969, the Wu Zhuoliu Literary Award was established, contributing to the development of local literature that focuses on criticism of reality. …

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…台北師範学校卒業後，教師，新聞記者などをするかたわら，創作に従事。日本統治下の台湾に生きる知識人の苦難を描いた長編《アジアの孤児》(1943‐45)は，台湾のリアリズム文学の代表作となった。1969年には呉濁流文学賞が設けられ，現実批判を主流とする郷土文学の発展に寄与。…

※「《アジアの孤児》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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