Chou Meng-tieh

Chou Meng-tieh 周夢蝶
Born	December 29, 1921 Xichuan County, Henan,  Republic of China
Period	1952-present
Notable work(s)	Gudu guo [Lonely land] (1959) and Huanhun cao [Goddess incarnate] (1965)
Notable award(s)	Literature Laureate

Chou Meng-tieh (Chinese: 周夢蝶; pinyin: zhōu mèngdié, born December 29, 1921) is a Taiwanese poet and writer. He was born in Xichuan County of Henan Province, Republic of China. He currently lives in Tamsui District, New Taipei City.

Timeline

1948, Joined the China Youth Corps because of the war he was forced to drop out of school. Sent to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-Shek's army during the Chinese Civil War. Forced to leave his wife, two sons, and a daughter in Mainland China.^[1]

1952, Started writing in the Central Daily News and publishing poetry.

1955, Retired from the army.

1959, Started selling books outside the Cafe Astoria in Taipei and published his first book of poetry entitled "Lonely County".

1980, The American magazine, "Orientations" praised him as the "Amoy Street Prophet". During the same year, he was forced to close his book stall in front of Cafe Astoria due to gastric ulcer surgery. He also won the National Culture and Arts Foundation Literature Laureate Award.^[2]

External links

• Sinorama Article on Chou Meng-tieh
• Modern Literature Directory: Chou Meng-tieh
• Frontier Taiwan: an anthology of modern Chinese poetry

References

1. ^ Lonely Land
2. ^ Chou Meng-tieh: ascetic, poet

Persondata
Name	Chou, Meng-tieh
Alternative names
Short description	Writer
Date of birth	December 29, 1921
Place of birth	Xichuan County, Henan, Republic of China
Date of death
Place of death