Son's Big Doll (Chinese: 兒子的大玩偶) is a collection of short stories written by Huang Chunming, a significant Taiwanese realistic novelist, during the 1960s and 1970s.
The story follows the protagonist Kunshu, who voluntarily dresses up as a "clown" to work as a promotional gimmick (a so-called “sandwich man”) for a movie theater.
[1] Through the different characters from various eras, professions, and genders in these short stories, Huang Chunming explores Taiwan's transition from an agricultural society to a modern one and the associated issues.
[2] "Uncle Gan's Twilight" portrays the story of an elderly farmer in his late 60s taking care of his mentally ill son who returned from Nanyang (Southeast Asia) after World War II.
[4] The short stories "Son's Big Doll", "The Taste of Apple", and "Mary's Hat" were adapted into a three-part film The Sandwich Man in 1983.