Chu Tʻien-hsin (Traditional Chinese: 朱天心; born 12 March 1958) is a Taiwanese writer.
Chu began writing in high school and her early short stories and essays were published in 1977 as Fangzhou shang de rizi (Days on the ark) and Jirang ge (Songs of rustic pleasures).
She graduated from Taipei First Girls' High School and then studied history at National Taiwan University.
[4] In 2012, she was part of a group lobbying for the creation of an independent agency responsible for animal protection.
[5] "The Last Train to Tamshui" was adapted into a 1986 film directed by Ko I-chen, starring Yu An-shun and Fang Wen-lin.