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3 unusual facts about Huang Chunming


Huang Chunming

Born in Ilan, Taiwan, Huang began his higher education career at a college in Taipei but, after a series of transfers, ended up graduating from National Pingtung University of Education in southern Taiwan.

Two other important influences were an anthology of short stories by Shen Congwen and a Chinese translation of stories by Anton Chekhov.

Taste of Apples

Taste of Apples is the name of an English language translation of collected short stories of the Taiwanese writer Huang Chunming.


Howard Goldblatt

Howard Goldblatt is a translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese (mainland China & Taiwan) fiction, including The Taste of Apples by Huang Chunming and The Execution of Mayor Yin by Chen Ruoxi.


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