Hsing Chia-hui | |
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Native name | 幸佳慧 |
Born | Tainan, Taiwan | August 15, 1973
Died | October 16, 2019 Tainan, Taiwan | (aged 46)
Occupation | Writer |
Citizenship | Republic of China |
Education |
National Cheng Kung University, University of Surrey, Newcastle University |
Hsing Chia-hui ( Chinese: 幸佳慧; August 15, 1973 – October 16, 2019), [1] also known as Arlene Hsing, was a Taiwanese children's book author.
Hsing was born in Tainan in 1973. [1] [2] She graduated from National Cheng Kung University's Department of Chinese Language and earned a master's degree in children's literature from the University of Surrey, with a thesis titled Ambiguity in Postmodern Metafictive Picturebooks. [2] [3] She earned a doctorate degree in children's literature from Newcastle University. [2] Her dissertation was titled Gained in Translation: The Effects of Translators' Gender on English-language Children's Literature as Translated in China and Taiwan. [4]
Hsing worked as a reporter for Minsheng Daily and as an editor at a publishing house. [2] She established the Hulu Alley Reading Association in Tainan, to promote reading, and ran the children's reading room at the main branch of the Tainan Public Library . [1] [2]
Hsing was recognized for her contributions to Taiwanese children's literature, including writing, researching, and translating works. [1] In 2019, she was awarded a Special Contributions Award at the Ministry of Culture's Golden Tripod Awards, Taiwan's highest publishing industry honour. [2] The jury noted that her works often addressed issues not typically found in Taiwanese children's literature, [1] [2] such as her last book, 蝴蝶朵朵 (Duoduo the Butterfly), which examined childhood sexual abuse. [1] [5]
In late 2018, Hsing was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. [6] She died on October 16, 2019, at the age of 46. [2]
Hsing Chia-hui | |
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Native name | 幸佳慧 |
Born | Tainan, Taiwan | August 15, 1973
Died | October 16, 2019 Tainan, Taiwan | (aged 46)
Occupation | Writer |
Citizenship | Republic of China |
Education |
National Cheng Kung University, University of Surrey, Newcastle University |
Hsing Chia-hui ( Chinese: 幸佳慧; August 15, 1973 – October 16, 2019), [1] also known as Arlene Hsing, was a Taiwanese children's book author.
Hsing was born in Tainan in 1973. [1] [2] She graduated from National Cheng Kung University's Department of Chinese Language and earned a master's degree in children's literature from the University of Surrey, with a thesis titled Ambiguity in Postmodern Metafictive Picturebooks. [2] [3] She earned a doctorate degree in children's literature from Newcastle University. [2] Her dissertation was titled Gained in Translation: The Effects of Translators' Gender on English-language Children's Literature as Translated in China and Taiwan. [4]
Hsing worked as a reporter for Minsheng Daily and as an editor at a publishing house. [2] She established the Hulu Alley Reading Association in Tainan, to promote reading, and ran the children's reading room at the main branch of the Tainan Public Library . [1] [2]
Hsing was recognized for her contributions to Taiwanese children's literature, including writing, researching, and translating works. [1] In 2019, she was awarded a Special Contributions Award at the Ministry of Culture's Golden Tripod Awards, Taiwan's highest publishing industry honour. [2] The jury noted that her works often addressed issues not typically found in Taiwanese children's literature, [1] [2] such as her last book, 蝴蝶朵朵 (Duoduo the Butterfly), which examined childhood sexual abuse. [1] [5]
In late 2018, Hsing was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. [6] She died on October 16, 2019, at the age of 46. [2]