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Most of Cheng Ching-Wen's short stories depict the constraints and reactions of individuals in the face of societal and temporal changes, illuminated through the perspective of inner lives. He excelled at using a plain and unremarkable style to present the turbulent and deep psychological activities
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for forty years. His works in English are generally under the transliteration "Cheng Ch'ing-Wen" and that is how he is described in many English-language publications published in Taiwan. The transliteration "Tzeng Ching-wen" is also used.
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allowed him to read Japanese translations of Western classics, influencing his deep connection with Western literature. His writing style was primarily influenced by
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His works included short stories, essays, and fairy tales. His three collections of fairy tales (
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In 1958, Cheng Ching-Wen published his first work, "Lonely Heart", in the
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Research on Political Implications in Cheng Ching-Wen's Novels
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Index

Chen Uen
Chinese name
family name
Cheng
National Taiwan University
Chinese
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Taiwanese
National Taiwan University
Taoyuan City
Japanese rule of Taiwan
Hua Nan Bank
zh
nativist
Taiwanese Hokkien
Kiriyama Prize
Lin Hai-yin
Dustpan Valley
Gorge Landscape
fairy tales
Japanese
Ernest Hemingway
iceberg theory
Three-Legged Horse
English
Columbia University Press
Li Chiao
Hsinchuang

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