Abstract
The study of Taiwanese New Century Fiction has focused on male fiction which occupied the “post-regional” position. However, it is proved that Taiwanese female fiction is ignored obviously in the previous study. This research investigated the texts of four female authors born in 1979, Huang Lichyun, Chou Tanying, Hung Tzuying and Lu Huihsin, exploring the new writing direction of 21st century female fiction. With textual analysis of the novels of Huang Lichyun, Chou Tanying, Hung Tzuying and Lu Huihsin, the research examined the connotation of female writing, particularly in the issues of body and marriage. The authors followed the tradition of female writing while practicing different writing strategies to cope with the situation. By presenting stigmatized females in their work, the authors not only evaluated the criticism of body and marriage but reflected the social conditions of women in contemporary society. In their works, the novelists addressed obesity, plastic surgery, and female gaze of male body. The research would clarify the particular part of 21st century female fiction with the debates and confirmation of body values. In addition, the marriage issues of 21st century including senior single, housewife and extramarital affair were also discussed. Through the research of the fiction of these four female writers, this paper would provide critical perspective on New Century Fiction and develop a further understanding and intellectual conversation of female fiction in Taiwanese literature.