Xiandai wenxue
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Xiandai wenxue was a Taiwan
ese literary journal created in 1960.
The journal was the brainchild of several National Taiwan University
students, including Ouyang Tzu
and Pai Hsien-yung
. The journal published the literary debuts of several prominent Taiwanese
writers, and emulated the Modernist style that was becoming fashionable in Taiwanese literature
during the late-1950's and 1960s.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese literary journal created in 1960.
The journal was the brainchild of several National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University is a national co-educational university located in Taipei, Republic of China . In Taiwan, it is colloquially known as "Táidà" . Its main campus is set upon 1,086,167 square meters in Taipei's Da'an District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taiwan,...
students, including Ouyang Tzu
Ouyang Tzu
Ouyang Tzu is the penname of Hong Zhihui , a female Taiwanese writer...
and Pai Hsien-yung
Pai Hsien-yung
Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai , born July 11, 1937) is a writer who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer." He was born in Guilin, Guangxi, China at the cusp of both the Second Sino-Japanese War and subsequent Chinese Civil War...
. The journal published the literary debuts of several prominent Taiwanese
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...
writers, and emulated the Modernist style that was becoming fashionable in Taiwanese literature
Literature of Taiwan
Taiwanese literature refers to the literature written by Taiwanese, which can use any language ever used generally in Taiwan, like Japanese, Taiwanese, Taiwanese Mandarin.- Novels, short stories, and poetry :...
during the late-1950's and 1960s.