Hsiao Sa


Hsiao Sa is the pen name of Hsiao Ching-yu/'Hsiao Ch’ing-yü', a Taiwanese educator and writer.
Hsiao Sa's family was from Nanjing and went to Taiwan where she was born. She studied at the Girl's Teacher Institute and then taught primary school in Taipei. Her first collection of stories was published when she was 17. Hsiao married director Chang Yi; the couple divorced in 1986.
Her 1981 book Xiafei zhi jia was made into a 1985 film Wo zhe yang guo le yi sheng. Her novella Wo er Hansheng was also made into a movie.
Her work has received a number of literary awards, as well as a Golden Horse [Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Award] for script writing.

Selected works

Source:
  • 《日光夜景》, short stories
  • 《小葉》
  • 《我兒漢生》, novella
  • 《少年阿辛》, novel
  • 《返鄉劄記》, novel