Chiang was a KMT member who, in his later years, encountered as many troubles as Chung Li-ho and ultimately died in straitened circumstances. As with Chung's Lishan Farm, publishers rejected The Whirlwind dozens of times, and Chiang ended up publishing the book himself.
像身為國民黨員的姜貴，終生困頓，晚年境遇並不亞於鍾理和，長篇小說《旋風》的出版情況也與《笠山農場》差不多，竟被退稿數十次，還得自費出版。