'Book of a Demon'), a collection of short stories published in 1995 that has become considered a classic of tongzhi literature recognising the lives of Taiwanese LGBTQ+ communities.

Born Chen Yaling (陳雅玲) in 1970 in Taichung,[2] she was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese from National Central University in 1993.

"Book of a Demon"), a collection of four short stories, the best known of which is Xunzhao tianshi de chibang (尋找天使遺失的翅膀, "In Search of the Lost Wings of Angels"), which has become a classic of tongzhi literature.

[7] Chen is a novelist, as well as a short story writer and her 2009 work The Possessed was nominated for multiple literary awards in Taiwan.

[10] With Chi Ta-wei, Lucifer Hung and Qiu Miaojin, her work is viewed as that of a “new generation of queer authors” from Taiwan.