Li Ang [real name Shi Shuduan] 1952-

One of the leading women writers in Taiwan, Li graduated from the then College of Chinese Culture and obtained her MA in drama from Oregon State University. She is best known for the novella Shafu [The Butcher's wife] (1985).

Works available in English:

  • The Butcher's Wife (Howard Goldblatt & Ellen Yeung). San Francisco: North
       Point Press, 1986; Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co.; Boston: Beacon Press,
       1990; Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1991; Boston: Cheng & Tsui Co., 1995.

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