Writers

Du Bin (1972-), male, native of Tancheng County, Shandong Province, is a Chinese photojournalist, documentary producer, and writer. He has worked for China's Beijing Youth Daily and Workers' Daily social and legal weekly, and has worked for the Beijing branch of the New York Times since 2004. News photos have been published in the United States' New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Time Magazine, the British Guardian, Germany's Star Pictorial and other media.

Truman Garcia Capote (English: Truman Garcia Capote, pronounced /ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti/; September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984), born Truman Streckfus Persons, was an American writer who wrote many classic literary works, including the novellas "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "In Cold Blood". In "In Cold Blood", Capote pioneered the "true crime" documentary literature, which is recognized as a milestone in popular culture. His tortuous and bizarre process of investigating the truth of the story for writing "In Cold Blood" was also filmed by Hollywood into biographical films "Colbert: Cold-Blooded Confessions" and "Colbert: Cold-Blooded Infamy".

Yang Tongyan (April 12, 1961 - November 7, 2017), pen name Yang Tianshui, was a native of Siyang, Jiangsu, a Chinese writer, dissident, and organizer of the Jiangsu and Anhui Party Headquarters of the China Democratic Party. Member of the Independent Chinese PEN Association and winner of the Prison Writers Award.

John Griffith "Jack London" Chaney (English: John Griffith "Jack London" Chaney; January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916) was an American realist writer of the 20th century. He was born into a bankrupt farming family in San Francisco. Since 1900, he has published and published many novels, telling the life stories of the lower class people in the United States. Most of his works have a strong color of racism and individualism, so some people think that he is a writer who promotes racism, while others think that he is a naturalist writer who expresses individualism and popular philosophy. He wrote prolifically throughout his life, leaving behind 19 novels, more than 150 short stories, and a large number of literary report collections, essay collections and papers. The most famous ones include "Martin Eden", "The Call of the Wild", "White Teeth", "Love of Life", "Sea Wolf", "Iron Heel", "Unprecedented Invasion" and other novels. He is one of the earliest commercial writers in the history of world literature and is therefore known as the pioneer of commercial writers.

Jack Kerouac (English: Jack Kerouac, March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969), American novelist, writer, artist and poet, is also one of the most famous writers of the Beat Generation, as famous as Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. Although his work was quite popular, critics did not give it much acclaim. Jack Kerouac's most famous work is "On the Road."

Jerome David Salinger (English: Jerome David Salinger, /ˈsælɪndʒər/, January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010), referred to as J.D. Salinger, was an American writer best known for his book Catcher in the Rye. Salinger grew up in Manhattan, New York, and began writing short stories in high school. Several of them were published in Story magazine in the early 1940s, just before Salinger entered active duty with the outbreak of World War II. In 1948, he published his critically acclaimed novel "A Best Day for Bananafish" in The New Yorker magazine, which has since become the publication site for most of Salinger's works. Salinger died of natural causes at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, on January 27, 2010. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" was an enthusiastic hit upon its publication. The book features the lost boy Holden Caulfield as the protagonist, and this character has a profound impact on young readers. The book was the subject of much controversy, and its success drew public attention to its author, Salinger. But Salinger didn't like this kind of attention, so he became reclusive and published less. After Catcher in the Rye in 1951, Salinger published a collection of short stories, Nine Stories (1953); Franny and Zooey (1961), which contained a novella and a short story; Raise the Roof Beams, Carpenters; Seymour: A Biography (1963), which contained two novellas. Salinger's last published work was "Hapworth 16, 1924," which was published in The New Yorker magazine on June 19, 1965. Salinger hated prying eyes on his private life. He filed a lawsuit against biographer Ian Hamilton in the 1980s. In the late 1990s, two people close to Salinger (ex-girlfriend Joyce Menager and daughter Margaret Salinger) published memoirs about Salinger.

Lin Bai (1958-), whose real name is Lin Baiwei, is a native of Beiliu, Guangxi, and a contemporary Chinese female writer. He joined the team for two years, during which he worked as a private teacher. After graduating from the Library Science Department of Wuhan University in 1982, he worked in books, movies, and journalism. He used to work at Wuhan University of Literature, a subsidiary of Wuhan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and retired in 2014.

Lin Shu (shū) (November 8, 1852 - October 9, 1924), whose original name was Qunyu, was given the courtesy name Qinnan, and his nickname was Weilu. His other name was Leng Hongsheng, and his later nicknames were Lisou, Jianzhuoweng, Liuqiao Buliuweng, Chang'an Painting Weng, Dinying layman, Chunjuezhai owner, Shejiu, and his room names were Chunjuezhai, Yanyunlou, etc. A native of Min County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province (now Taijiang District, Fuzhou City), he was an ancient writer, novelist and translator in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher and an Athenian, most of his works are recorded in the form of dialogues, and he founded the famous Plato Academy. Plato was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. The three of them are generally considered the founders of Western philosophy and are known in history as the "Three Saints of the West" or the "Three Greek Philosophers".

Bo Yang (March 7, 1920 - April 29, 2008), whose real name was Guo Dingsheng, changed his name to Guo Libang when he applied for high school, and changed his name to Guo Yidong after college. He also had the pen name Deng Kebao. Born in Kaifeng County, Henan Province, his native place is Huixian County, Henan Province. Writer of the Republic of China and Counselor of the Presidential Office of the Republic of China. Bo Yang is regarded as a writer, thinker, historical novelist, historical critic, cultural critic, etc. Although he has many history-related works, he is not a historian because he does not conform to the norms of the historical discipline and does not aim at historical academic research. His masterpiece "The Ugly Chinese" caused widespread controversy on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and was banned by the government of the People's Republic of China for a long time. It was not lifted until 2000. Although he is not an academic historian, his historical works such as "Boyang Edition of Zizhi Tongjian" have influenced many Chinese readers in popular language. Chen Jiangong, director of the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature, called it "a miracle in the history of contemporary literature." Bo Yang was imprisoned for nearly ten years for political cases during the White Terror. After his release from prison, he continued to focus on issues such as freedom, human rights, and dignity. He founded the Taiwan branch of Amnesty International and served as its president, and served as the presidential adviser in the Chen Shui-bian government.

Charles John Humpham Dickens was a British novelist, journalist, and critic in the mid-19th century (Victorian era). His literary works reflect his personal growth experience and the contemporary context of society, and are widely recognized and loved by critics, scholars and readers at that time and in later generations.

Zha Jianying (1959-) is a Chinese writer whose pen name is Zhaxiduo.

Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (November 15, 1862 - June 6, 1946), German playwright and poet, an important representative of naturalistic literature in Germany, also had other writing styles, winner of the 1912 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Maria Grazia Cosima Deledda (Italian: Maria Grazia Cosima Deledda, September 27, 1871 - August 15, 1936) was a naturalist writer from Sardinia, Italy. In 1927, she won the 1926 Nobel Prize for Literature for her work La Via Del Male (1896). Deledda was born into a middle-class family. After completing primary school, she studied with a private tutor and then delved into literature on her own. "A large number of works by Balzac, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and the magnificent scenery and legends of Sardinia cultivated her soul and opened up her imagination." She first published novels in magazines, and "Nell'azzurro" published in 1890 is regarded as her first work. In 1900, she moved to Rome after marrying Palmiro Madesani, an official in the Ministry of War. After the publication of works such as "Anime oneste" in 1895 and "Il vecchio della montagna" in 1900, critics began to pay attention to Deledda's work. The publication of "Elias Portolu" in 1903 marked Deledda's official start on the road to success. Her representative works include "Cenere" (1906), "The Mother (Novel)" (La Madre, 1920), "After the Divorce" (Naufraghi in porto, 1920), "Cosima" (1937), etc. Ashes inspired a film starring Eleonora Doucet. Meng Xianzhong believes that Deledda's novels can be divided into two categories: "The first is to convey the customs and customs of Sardinia in a kind, clear and clear way, making the world know about Sardinia. The second is to express the contradiction between human emotions and religious spirit with in-depth inner descriptions and sad and silent poetry; these works are always cast with a light and shadow of fate, and have a Biblical meaning." Deleda died in Rome in 1936.

Liang Zongdai (September 5, 1903 - November 6, 1983), a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, was born in Baise, Guangxi. He was a modern Chinese poet, translator, literary critic and literary theorist, and a pioneer of Chinese symbolist poetics.

Liang Shiqiu (January 6, 1903 - November 3, 1987), whose given name was Zhihua, and whose courtesy name was Shiqiu. He also has pen names such as Zijia, Qiulang, Cheng Shu, etc. He is a famous Chinese essayist, scholar, literary critic, lexicographer, and translator. He is a native of Hang County, Zhejiang Province (now Yuhang District, Hangzhou City). He was born in Beijing and is the dean of the School of Liberal Arts of National Taiwan Normal University. He left more than 20 million words of works to the Chinese literary world in his lifetime, and his collection of essays set the highest record for the publication of modern Chinese prose works.

Liang Xiaosheng (September 22, 1949 -), formerly known as Liang Shaosheng, male, native of Rongcheng, Shandong, born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, is a contemporary Chinese writer. Most of his works are about educated youth, describing the years of educated youth in Beidahuang, which has had a great influence on the contemporary Chinese literary world. Liang Xiaosheng is considered China's "spokesperson for the common people" and often writes about civilian life and criticizes vested interests. He is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the 11th Central Committee and Standing Committee of the China Democratic League, a member of the Chinese Writers Association (a member of the 5th, 6th and 7th National Committees of the Chinese Writers Association), a member of the Film Censorship Committee of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and a member of the China Film Import Censorship Committee.

Liang Yusheng (April 5, 1924 - January 22, 2009), whose real name is Chen Wentong, is a Hong Kong martial arts novel writer and is known as the originator of "new martial arts novels". His debut novel "Dragon and Tiger Fighting Beijing" was published in 1954, which launched a new school of martial arts creation. Together with Jin Yong and Gu Long, he is known as the three masters of Chinese martial arts novels in the 20th century. His writing career lasted for more than thirty years, and he has completed a total of thirty-five martial arts novels, including classics such as "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", "The Shadow of the Shadow", and "Seven Swordsmen Down the Mountain", with a total word count of over 10 million, as well as many essays, couplets and reviews. His works are famous for their integration of Chinese historical background, traditional poetry and the literati spirit of "conquering martial arts with chivalry". They are deeply loved by readers and have far-reaching influence. Liang Yusheng graduated from the Economics Department of Lingnan University in his early years. He moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and first served as editor of "Ta Kung Pao" and later as supplement editor of "New Evening News". In 1954, inspired by the martial arts competition between the Tai Chi sect and the White Crane sect in Hong Kong, he began writing martial arts novels at the invitation of Luo Fu, the editor-in-chief of the New Evening News, creating a new martial arts style with historical background and emphasis on literature. He announced that he would stop writing in 1984 and immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1987. He converted to Christianity in his later years and devoted himself to religious and literary research. He died of illness in Sydney on January 22, 2009 and was buried in Macquarie Park Cemetery. Jin Yong wrote an elegiac couplet for him: "A good friend who is also crazy, chivalrous and literary" and spoke highly of his character and literary achievements. Liang Yusheng's literary contributions were widely recognized, and Lingnan University in Hong Kong awarded him an honorary doctorate in literature in 2004 in recognition of his influence on Chinese literature. His hometown, Mengshan County, Guangxi, and Southern Metropolis Daily established the "Liang Yusheng Literary Award" in 2018 to commemorate his achievements and promote martial arts literature. Scholars generally believe that Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong jointly laid the foundation for the new school of martial arts, but they have different styles: Liang's works focus on historical research and traditional poetic conception, while Jin Yong incorporates Western narrative techniques. The two complement each other and promote the modernization of martial arts novels.

Yang Gang (January 30, 1905 - October 7, 1957), pen name Yang Jizheng (also Zheng), scientific name Yang Bin, female, native of Mianyang, Hubei (now Xiantao), born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, Chinese writer and journalist. During the Anti-Japanese War, she, Peng Zigang, Pu Xixiu, and Ge Yang were known as the "Four Famous Dandies" in the rear journalism circles (she and the first two were also known as the "Three Musketeers"). She was one of the most outstanding female reporters in China at that time.

Xu Guixiang (December 27, 1959 -), whose pen name is Chu Chunqiu, was born in Huoqiu, Anhui, and is a contemporary Chinese writer.

Ernest Miller Hemingway, American journalist and writer, is one of the most famous English-language novelists of the 20th century. Hemingway was born into a family of doctors in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. His father was passionate about hunting and fishing; his mother loved music and art. Hemingway had complicated emotions throughout his life and was married four times. He was a representative figure among American writers of the "Lost Generation". His works praised the courage and value of people's struggle for their own existence and had extremely profound descriptions of the fragility and strength of human nature. His best-known work, The Old Man and the Sea, is also the embodiment of his struggles as an original.

Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (Norwegian: Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈbjø̂ːɳstjæːɳə ˈbjø̂ːɳsɔn]; December 8, 1832 – April 26, 1910) was a Norwegian writer and winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize for Literature. Björnsson, Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lee and Alexander Kjeran are known as the "Four Great Writers" of Norway. Bjornsson is also the lyricist of the Norwegian national anthem. Björnsson's rural novels "Sunshine Mountain", "Arnni", "Happy Boy" and "The Fisher Girl" exude a strong rural flavor. In poetic and beautiful language, they show the hardship of farmers' life and the true love of young men and women, and praise the noble moral character of the Norwegian people. The main artistic achievements are historical dramas, and his representative works include "King of Swale", "King of Sichard", "Beyond Manpower", "Bankruptcy", "Newspaper Editor" and "The Power of Challenge". In terms of themes, there are some to restore national self-confidence and potential through heroic deeds in Norwegian history, and some to criticize current ills and call for reform. Bjornsson also sang with full poetry about the beautiful mountains and rivers of Norway's Thousand Islands.

Wang Zengqi (March 5, 1920 - May 16, 1997), male, was born in Gaoyou, Jiangsu. Chinese contemporary writer, essayist and playwright. Famous for short stories, essays and model plays. He is regarded as a writer of the Beijing School and the founder of the Lixiahe literary school. He is known as "China's last pure literati" and "China's last scholar-official".

Walt Whitman (English: Walt Whitman, May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892), American poet, essayist, journalist and humanist. He was in the period of change between transcendentalism and realism, and his works merged the styles of both. Whitman is considered one of the most influential poets in the history of American literature and is known as the father of free verse. His writings were controversial at the time, especially his famous collection of poems "Leaves of Grass," which was once classified as obscene because of its bold descriptions of sex. Born in Huntington, Long Island, in addition to literary creation, Whitman also worked as a journalist, teacher, government clerk, and volunteered as a nurse during the American Civil War. He also published the prohibition novel Franklin Ivan (1842) early in his career. Whitman's important work "Leaves of Grass" was self-published in 1855 in an attempt to make American epic accessible to the general public. He continued to add and delete the work until his death in 1892. After a stroke late in life, he moved to Kenton, New Jersey, where his condition continued to deteriorate. Whitman died at the age of 72. His funeral was subsequently held in public, with many attendees and a spectacular scene. Whitman's sexuality, like his poetry, is often the subject of discussion. Although biographers continue to argue about his sexuality, in terms of love and affection, Whitman is usually considered to be gay or bisexual. However, biographers remain divided over whether Whitman had any actual sexual experience with men. Whitman had always been very concerned about politics during his lifetime. He upheld the Wilmot Proviso and generally opposed the expansion of slavery. His poems displayed racial egalitarian views, and he once openly called for the abolition of slavery, but later viewed the abolitionist movement as an obstacle to democracy.