Ma Sen

Ma Sen (Chinese: 馬森, 3 October 1932 – 3 December 2023) was a Taiwanese playwright, literary critic, and writer of fiction.^[1]

Life and career[edit]

Ma Sen was born Ma Fu-hsing (馬福星) in China in 1932, and moved to Taiwan in 1949. He graduated from National Taiwan Normal University and subsequently pursued graduate studies in sociology at the University of British Columbia. He studied film and drama at the French Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies and the University of Paris starting in 1961. During his time in France, Ma was chief editor of Europe Magazine. He taught at several universities, while concurrently serving as editor-in-chief of the Unitas Publishing Company. Ma later donated the near-complete Europe Magazine collection, including its manuscripts and books, as well as his own early diaries and manuscripts, to the National Museum of Taiwan Literature. Ma died in Canada on 3 December 2023, at the age of 91.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Cody, Gabrielle H.; Sprinchorn, Evert (2007). The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama. Columbia University Press. p. 874. ISBN 978-0-231-14424-7.
^ Chao, Ching-yu; Wu, Kuan-hsien (5 January 2024). "Culture Ministry mourns learned writer and playwright Ma Sen". Retrieved 5 January 2024. Taiwan's Ministry of Culture (MOC) paid respect to writer, playwright and literary critic Ma Sen (馬森), who died in Canada aged 91 on Dec. 3, 2023, in a statement on Thursday after his obituary was sent out by his wife that day. ... Born as Ma Fu-hsing (馬福星) in 1932 in China, Ma came to Taiwan in 1949. He obtained degrees in Chinese literature at National Taiwan Normal University and sociology at Canada's University of British Columbia. He then studied at the French Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies and the University of Paris, said the MOC. Ma co-founded and was editor-in-chief of Europe Magazine with fellow students while studying in France. After his studies, he taught at several universities in Taiwan and abroad, while also working at Unitas Publishing Co. as editor-in-chief. Ma also contributed to cultural preservation. He donated almost the whole collection of Europe Magazine, its manuscripts and books to the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, setting a foundation for the museum's literature collection, research and promotion. Before moving to Canada, he also entrusted his early diaries and manuscripts to the museum, the MOC said.

External links[edit]

[1] for Ma Sen's thoughts on the Chinese literary scene circa 1991
[2] for translations

[CodySprinchorn2007-1] Cody, Gabrielle H.; Sprinchorn, Evert (2007). The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama. Columbia University Press. p. 874. ISBN 978-0-231-14424-7.

[cnaengobit-2] Chao, Ching-yu; Wu, Kuan-hsien (5 January 2024). "Culture Ministry mourns learned writer and playwright Ma Sen". Retrieved 5 January 2024. Taiwan's Ministry of Culture (MOC) paid respect to writer, playwright and literary critic Ma Sen (馬森), who died in Canada aged 91 on Dec. 3, 2023, in a statement on Thursday after his obituary was sent out by his wife that day. ... Born as Ma Fu-hsing (馬福星) in 1932 in China, Ma came to Taiwan in 1949. He obtained degrees in Chinese literature at National Taiwan Normal University and sociology at Canada's University of British Columbia. He then studied at the French Institute for Advanced Cinematographic Studies and the University of Paris, said the MOC. Ma co-founded and was editor-in-chief of Europe Magazine with fellow students while studying in France. After his studies, he taught at several universities in Taiwan and abroad, while also working at Unitas Publishing Co. as editor-in-chief. Ma also contributed to cultural preservation. He donated almost the whole collection of Europe Magazine, its manuscripts and books to the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, setting a foundation for the museum's literature collection, research and promotion. Before moving to Canada, he also entrusted his early diaries and manuscripts to the museum, the MOC said.

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