Literary Library

Jeanne Larsen

August 9, 1950 - American poet, novelist, translator and essayistAuthor of "Silk Road: A Novel of Eighth-Century China", "Bronze Mirror" and "Manc...

Bei Dao

August 2, 1949 - Chinese-born American poet, short-story writer, essayist and memoiristAuthor of "The August Sleepwalker", "Midnight's Gate" and "C...

Shen Congwen

December 28, 1902 - May 10, 1988Chinese essayist, short story writer and professorAuthor of "Border Town", "The Chinese Earth" and "Recollections ...

Liu Xiaobo

December 28, 1955 - July 13, 2017Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist and philosopherAuthor of "Criticism of the Choice: Dialogu...

Sidney Shapiro

December 23, 1915 - October 18, 2014American-born Chinese lawyer, translator, actor and writerAuthor of "An American in China: Thirty Years in the...

C. Y. Lee

December 23, 1915 - November 8, 2018Chinese-American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, translator and playwrightAuthor of "The Flower Drum...

Wen Shaoxian

December 4, 1934 - Hong Kong-born Chinese writer, novelist, translator and professorAuthor of "Awful Catastrophe", "Withered Flowers" and "Steps to...

Rewi Alley

December 2, 1897 - December 27, 1987New Zealand-born Chinese writer and political activistAuthor of "Yo Banfa", "Peking Opera" and "Walkabout: 5...