CRITICS PAN AUTHOR FOR DAMAGING HISTORICAL RESEARCH|"灣生"作者身世造假 學者:重傷台灣史研究

Following revelations that Tanaka Mika falsified her personal background. Taiwanese writer Zhang Dachun said that if the public were more cultivated literary literacy, there would have been more people questioning the accuracy of the book when it was published. Meanwhile, Professor Chen Fang-ming, who endorsed Tanaka's book, said that she took advantage of Taiwanese people's kindness, and by deceiving the public, she has done a great harm to Taiwanese historical research. Tanaka Mika, or Chen Hsuan-ju, the author of the best-selling book "Wansei Back Home", was reported to have falsifed her personal history, assuming the identity of a descendant of "wansei".The news shocked literary circles. Academics and writers questioned the veracity of the book. ==ZHANG DA-CHUN AUTHOR== If the public are more cultivated in reading, I think there will be more people questioning the historical accuracy of the book as soon as it was published. ==HUANG CHUN-MING author== She violated the most basic principle, which is writing faithfully. Non-fiction is information. It requires the author to report truth and depict the incident. Professor Chen Fang-ming, who endorsed Tanaka's book, said that Tanaka took advantage of Taiwanese people's kindness, and through deceiving the public, she has done great harm to Taiwanese historical research. ==CHEN FANG-MING Prof. NCCU Dept. Taiwan Lit.== Her deception has caused harm to Wansei, and an even greater harm to society. That's why I said she took advantage of the public's kindness. This is malicious. Chen said that Chief Executive Officer of Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Wang Jung-wen's credibility and Tanaka's good writing style were what made him recommend the book. Although "Wansei Back Home" successfully brought the issue of "wansei" to the public's attention, Chen thinks that its faults do not offset its merits. Therefore, he called on the author and the publishing house to tell the truth to the public. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 「灣生回家」一書熱銷，紀綠片也賺人熱淚，作者田中實加卻被揭露，偽造「灣生」後代的身分，這報導文學作品，是不是造假虛構，引發文學界不滿。 ==作家 張大春== 假如 一個閱讀教養 能夠充分展開 我認為這類的事情 第一時間 應該就會有更多的聲音 更多的檢驗的聲音 ==作家 黃春明== 最基本的一個報導寫實的原則 她就違背了 這報導文學 就是說也是消息 但是更深刻去刻畫 去寫去報導 那她這樣 就不應該 曾經推荐田中實加作品的學者陳芳明則是認為，作者利用台灣人的善良行騙，對台灣史研究也造成重大傷害，讓他非常失望。 ==政大台文所講座教授 陳芳明== 他這種冒用 其實對過去的那一些灣生人 其實也是很大的傷害 那對我們台灣社會 更是大的傷害 所以我才會講說 利用我們的善良 來欺騙我們 這是非常險惡的行為 我才會這樣講 雖然「灣生回家」喚起了社會大眾，對灣生議題的關注，不過，陳芳明強調，當初是相信遠流出版社董事長王榮文，加上作者文筆不錯，才會進行推荐，現在造假曝光，呼籲作者和出版社，都應該出面向社會大眾說明白。 記者 陳佳鑫 吳其昌 台北報導