San Mao was the famous writer in Taiwan. She was born in Chongqing, Southwest China on March 26, 1943. In 1948, San Mao moved with her parents to Taiwan and enrollen in 1st Grade.
There were many restrictions in Taiwan's school, therefore, San Mao hoped to grow up as soon as possible. In the meantime, she found an interest in literary masterpieces. Also, she was exposed to world-famous literary works such as The Count of Monte Cristo, Don Quixote de la Mancha, and Gone with the Wind working by famous Chinese writers like Lu Xun, Ba Jin, Lao She, and Yu Dafu.
When she was 19, San Mao published her first work in Taiwan. Then, she enrolled in the philosophy department of the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. In her 20s,San Mao moved to Madrid, Spain and enrolled in the University of Madrid. After finish study in Madrid, San Mao moved to Germany and studied German language for 16 hours a day. In nine months period, she was managed to teach German language.
In 1976, San Mao pnblished her fictionalized-antobiographical titled The Stories of the Sahara.
In 1991, San Mao died in a hospital in Taipei at the age of 48 by hanging herself.
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