First signs of talent Yeh was born in 1925 into a Tainan landowning family. As eldest grandson, pampered from birth, he was deeply immersed in the rhythm of life of the landlord class.
文學初衷萌芽一九二五年，葉石濤出生於台南的地主世家，由於身為長孫，從小備受寵愛，也因此深受地主階級生活情調的薰陶。