Abstract:Le maréchal Chiang Kai Shek: Son Enfance, Sajeunesse is written in French by XieShoukang. It was published in Belgium during the Anti-Japanese War and considered as the first biography of Chiang Kai-shek in Europe. The specific historical background, expected audienceand the author's literary experiences all exert influence on the final published work.
Key words:XieShoukang; biography of Chiang Kai-shek
Tang Yuqing is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Nanjing University. She had her Ph. D in French Modern Literature at Paris III University (Sorbonne Nouvelle).