"Orphans of Asia" by Wu Chaoliu

Wu Chaoliu uses a simple and vivid style of writing to describe a bitter historical fact during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in the form of a novel, and writes about the changes in his thoughts and spirit after the arrival of his "motherland". Murakami Tomoyuki once commented on this book, "Orphans of Asia" is a documentary work written by a Taiwanese who was born and raised in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. There are no so-called Taiwanese in the world. If there are, they are the people living in the aboriginal tribes in the mountains. Those who are generally called Taiwanese are actually completely Chinese. Although this is true, at that time, not only the Japanese, but also the Chinese called them Taiwanese and discriminated against them. This is an autobiographical novel written by a Taiwanese youth at this time and place."

After reading this book, one will have a deeper understanding of the cruel faces of the rulers and the miserable conditions of the people in the colonies.

About the Author:

Wu Zhuoliu

The most powerful witness of modern Taiwanese literary history, he is also a representative figure of conscientious Taiwanese intellectuals over the past four hundred years. He revived the most important literary journal in Taiwanese literary history, "Taiwan Literature and Art," after the war. He devoted all his life's efforts and wealth to the cultivation of Taiwanese literature.

Mr. Wu Zhuoliu's life can be said to be "cast from iron and blood and tears." "He cried out in the storm, and made a resounding record and testimony of the most prominent and important issue in Taiwan's history over the past century - the humiliation and plunder of Japanese imperialism."

In Mr. Zhuoliu's struggle, we feel the tragic sentiment of the previous generation of writers who used their pens as swords and words as weapons, and had no regrets even if they died. Mr. Zhuoliu can be called a cultural person who begs for money from door to door. He is not greedy and does not deceive the world for fame. He does not sing praises, nor does he flatter others. He has a strong sense of justice!