Yeh Shih-tao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeh.
Yeh Shih-tao
葉石濤
Memorial of Yeh Shih-tao in Kaohsiung
Born1925 (1925)
Tainan, Japanese Taiwan
Died11 December 2008(2008-12-11) (aged 82–83)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
OccupationsWriter, historian

Yeh Shih-tao (Chinese: 葉石濤; pinyin: Yè Shítāo; Wade–Giles: Yeh Shih-t'ao; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍p Se̍k-tô͘; 1925 – 11 December 2008) was a pioneering Taiwanese writer and historian spanning both the Japanese rule and post-war periods, who specialized in the literary history of Taiwan and the lives of ordinary Taiwanese people. His primary focus was on novels and critiques, supplemented by essays and translations, and was considered a seminal figure in Taiwanese literary criticism.

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