Taiwanese author Li Ao dies after battling with cancer

[Carbon82]

TAIPEI - Taiwanese writer Li Ao died on Sunday (March 18) morning at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. He was 83.

 

Li was diagnosed with brain cancer a few years ago.

 

The hospital will hold a press conference at 2pm on Sunday.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwanese-author-li-ao-dies-after-battling-with-cancer

 

Li Ao was a Chinese-Taiwanese writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician. Li has been called one of the most important modern East Asian essayists today; his critics have called him as an intellectual narcissist.

 

Edited March 18, 2018 by Carbon82

[Angcheek]

RIP ...

[Xefera]

Really admire his guts and gusto in saying how he feels. 要拼才会赢

[Datsun366]

新加坡人都是笨蛋。

 

He is a strange scholar who could have been something else. 

[Hoseyboh]

Will she go and pay her last respect!

[Count-Bracula]

Will she go and pay her last respect!

[Hoseyboh]

RIP and sorry, who is she?

Ex wife.....

[Blueray]

RIP and sorry, who is she? 

 

Terry Hu.

 

胡因夢

[Count-Bracula]

Terry Hu.

 

胡因夢

 

Who Terry Hu?   

[Lala81]

Really admire his guts and gusto in saying how he feels. 要拼才会赢

 

In my very honest opinion, it's easy to be critical and scholarly like journalists, commentators or authors.

Getting things done is another thing altogether.

[Count-Bracula]

Ex wife.....

Orrh orrh . . I see. 

 

I go Wiki

[Blueray]

Who Terry Hu?   

 

[Watwheels]

RIP to the armchair critic.

 

Armchair critic is used to describe older gen folks. New gen critics are called keyboard warriors.

Edited March 19, 2018 by Watwheels

[Jman888]

In my very honest opinion, it's easy to be critical and scholarly like journalists, commentators or authors.

Getting things done is another thing altogether.

 

 

They have a lot of these people in Taiwan, there are tons of tv program showing people shooting each other every evening.

[Lala81]

They have a lot of these people in Taiwan, there are tons of tv program showing people shooting each other every evening.

 

talk a good game vs play a good game lor.

 

It's always easy to criticise govt and the corporation. Why u never do this, why u never do that.

Actually how many of these cyber or armchair critics are really open minded enough to accept it when other side gives u a credible argument?

We are all biased mah. U will never like someone who disagrees with you. Not without much training and even then, probably, u have to put aside your personal sentiment.

[Carbon82]

Do you know that these 2 songs was written by 李敖?

 

 

 

忘了我是谁 was written while he was in prison (1973), in exchange for few copy of newspaper!!  

 

Edited March 19, 2018 by Carbon82

[Mustank]

His name reminds of a fictional character called ao bai

[Ender]

In my very honest opinion, it's easy to be critical and scholarly like journalists, commentators or authors.

Getting things done is another thing altogether.

That guy arm chair critic. Don't effect much changes. <ignorant comment by me>

He was a political activist during KMT's martial law era, he was jailed for a good number of years before the younger generation of DPP came to take credit for the democratisation of Taiwan. Later he was a Nobel-nominated author then an elected legislator. The TV commentary came only in his older years, I think as a source of income.

I see, admittedly I am clueless on his life, except being a critic. My previous comment above would be very ignorant. Quite a achievement he has. Edited March 19, 2018 by Ender