Lao She

Lao She

male, deceased (1966)
Lao She was a noted Chinese writer. A novelist and dramatist, he was one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature, and is...
Luo Guanzhong

Luo Guanzhong

Luo Guanzhong (fl. 14th century CE) was a Chinese author attributed with writing "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and editing "Water Margin", two of...
Shen Congwen

Shen Congwen

male, deceased (1988)
Shen Congwen was the pen name of a Chinese writer from the May Fourth Movement. He was known for combining the vernacular style of writing with...
Witter Bynner

Witter Bynner

male, deceased (1968)
Harold Witter Bynner was an American poet, writer and scholar, known for his long residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at what is now the "Inn of the...
Lin Yutang

Lin Yutang

male, deceased (1976)
Lin Yutang (October 10, 1895 - March 26, 1976) was a Chinese writer and inventor whose original works and translations of classic Chinese texts...
Victor H. Mair

Victor H. Mair

male
Victor H. Mair is Professor of Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of...

Gladys Yang

female, deceased (1999)
Gladys Yang was a British translator of Chinese literature, the wife of another noted translator Yang Xianyi. Her father was a missionary to China,...
Cao Yu

Cao Yu

male, deceased (1996)
Cao Yu (September 24 1910—December 13 1996), born as Wan Jiabao, was a renowned Chinese playwright, often regarded as China's most important of th...
Zhou Zuoren

Zhou Zuoren

male, deceased (1967)
Zhou Zuoren (Wade Giles: Chou Tso-jen) (16 January 1885-6 May 1967) was a Chinese writer, primarily known as an essayist and a translator. He was...
Xu Zhimo

Xu Zhimo

male, deceased (1931)
Xu Zhimo was a early 20th century Chinese poet. He was given the name of Zhangxu (章垿) and the courtesy name of Yousen (槱森). He later changed...