Novelist who told stories of post-war life in Taiwan passes away aged 95

Taipei Times
Date: May 18, 2020
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Premier Su Tseng-chang pays his respects to Taiwanese author Chung Chao-cheng, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, at the Wude Hall in Taoyuan’s Longtan District yesterday.
Photo: Chen Ching-min, Taipei Times

A doyen of Taiwan’s “nativist literature movement,” Chung Chao-cheng (鍾肇政) passed away at his home in Taoyuan on Saturday, his family said. He was 95.

Chung’s son Chung Yen-wei (鍾延威) said the family discovered Chung not breathing at about 7pm.

Despite his father’s age, he was in relatively stable health over the past few years, Chung Yen-wei said.

The family said it is deeply saddened and shocked by his sudden passing, and is preparing for his funeral.    [FULL  STORY]

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