Chou Meng-tieh
Chou Meng-tieh ( Chinese 周 夢蝶 , Pinyin Zhōu Mèngdié ; born December 29, 1921 in Xichuan , Henan , Republic of China ; † May 1, 2014 in Xindian , New Taipei ) was a Taiwanese poet and writer .
Life
Chou Meng-tieh was born in China in 1921 under the name Chou Chi-shu. In the Chinese Civil War , he joined the Kuomintang . After the Communists came to power, he fled to Taiwan in 1948, where he was separated from his family from then on. At the age of 32 he began writing poetry and publishing it in literary magazines. He chose his stage name Meng-tieh ( butterfly dream ) after the story of the same name by the philosopher Zhuangzi . In 1959 his most famous work, the volume of poetry Gudu Guo, appeared . In 1997, Chou Meng-tieh was named the National Culture and Arts Foundation's first literary prize winner. He died of pneumonia complications at the age of 92.
credentials
- ↑ a b Poet Chou Meng-tieh dies aged 92 from pneumonia . In: Taipei Times , May 8, 2014.
Web links
- Chou Meng-tieh in the Taiwan Panorama
- Frontier Taiwan: an anthology of modern Chinese poetry in Google Books
- Literature by and about Chou Meng-tieh in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chou, Meng-tieh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chou, Chi-shu (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Taiwanese poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xichuan , Henan , Republic of China |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2014 |
| Place of death | Xindian , New Taipei |