Writer receives honorable mention for a third timeBy Chien Hui-ju and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerWriter Lee Wang-tai (李旺台) received an honorable mention for the third time at yesterday’s Historical Novel Award ceremony, for his biographical stories about Japanese colonial-era Hakka physician Chhi Pong-hin (徐傍興). The biennial award ceremony, held by the New Taiwan Peace Foundation, was launched in 2017. That was when the historical foundation of Taiwanese culture was thoroughly altered,” he said. Competition judge Sung Tse-lai (宋澤萊) said Lee did an “outstanding job” of capturing the personality and legacy of the doctor. I hope that by sharing facts about the past, we can give Taiwanese new hope,” Koo said.

Source: Taipei Times April 17, 2021 15:56 UTC