Lin Yi-han
Lin Yi-han | |
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| Native name | 林奕含 |
| Born | 16 March 1991 Tainan, Taiwan |
| Died | 27 April 2017 (aged 26) Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Mandarin (Chinese) |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Citizenship | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Period | February to April 2017 |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise |
Lin Yi-han (Chinese: 林奕含; pinyin: Lín Yìhán; 16 March 1991 – 27 April 2017) was a Taiwanese writer.
Life
[edit]Lin Yi-han studied at the National Tainan Girls' Senior High School. Her father is a famous dermatologist in Tainan.[1] Throughout her life, she had studied in university twice, first at Taipei Medical University studying medicine, then at National Chengchi University majoring in Chinese literature. She didn't finish her study, as she quit after 14 days and 3 years respectively.[2][3]
Lin married in 2016,[4] and died of suicide at her apartment in Taipei on April 27, 2017,[5] shortly after the publication of her first and only complete novel Fang Si-Qi's First Love Paradise (房思琪的初戀樂園), which tells a story of a teenage girl being sexually abused by her tutor. After the author's death, a statement made by her parents suggested that the novel was based on the author's own experiences.[6]
Lin became melancholic after turning 17 and attempted suicide three times in the following years. Members of the public suspect that the misfortune that befalls the main character of her sole novel may be based on the lasting effect of a sexual assault that Lin might have experienced.[7] She had asserted before, "every day there are only 3 things which come into my mind, whether I should eat, take sedative, or take my life!"
Lin's parents and social media users accused a well-known cram school teacher of being the real abuser behind the book, to which the man denied.[8] Charges against him were eventually dropped due to a lack of evidence for coercion, having sex with a minor, and inconclusive medical records. Nonetheless, William Lai, then mayor of Tainan, said that the accused tutor bears a moral responsibility.[9]
After Lin's death,[10] the government established a law requiring the legal names of tutors at cram schools to be accessible to the public.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "26歲才女林奕含突離世 《房思琪的初戀樂園》成唯一遺作". ETtoday東森新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "新鮮人查榜 - 服務調整". freshman.tw.
- ^ "《房思琪的初戀樂園》作者林奕含過世". The News Lens 關鍵評論. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Ye, Guoli (2016-04-07). "怪醫千金訂婚致詞 驚爆輝煌過去的秘辛". 台灣爽報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "林奕含最後一夜 留遺書和傳訊給閨密". 蘋果新聞網.
- ^ "【女作家之死】真人真事改編的女主角 就是她自己". 上報. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ 楊, 媛婷 (2017-05-09). "林奕含小說出版社 為代貼聲明致歉". 自由娛樂. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "This Author Killed Herself After Writing A Novel About Her Alleged Rapist". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "Tainan prosecutors not charging cram-school teacher - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ "補教實名制！ 本名在前、化名在後 不改就停招". 東森新聞. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ "臺北市補習班及社區大學教職員工實名制，即日起正式上路". 臺北市政府教育局 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
