Taiwanese Romance Novelist Chiung Yao Dies at 86 in Apparent Suicide

Best known for her works “Outside the Window,” “One Side of the Water,” and “Green Green Grass by the River” Yao published more than 60 novels.

Chiung Yao holds her new book at a book release event in Taipei on Aug 1, 2017. CNA/AFP via Getty Images

Famed Taiwanese romance novelist Chiung Yao, 86, has died in an apparent suicide.

According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, the popular author was found dead in her home in New Taipei City on Dec. 4.