Ba Jin
1904
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2005
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: People's Republic of China
languages spoken, written or signed: Esperanto, Standard Mandarin, French, English
occupation: writer, translator, Esperantist, autobiographer, children's writer, politician
award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
position held: member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, National People's Congress deputy
influenced by: Émile Zola, Anton Chekhov, Julio Baghy
Li Yaotang (simplified Chinese: 李尧棠; traditional Chinese: 李堯棠; pinyin: Lǐ Yáotáng; 25 November 1904 – 17 October 2005), better known by his pen name Ba Jin (Chinese: 巴金; pinyin: Bā Jīn) or his courtesy name Li Feigan (Chinese: 李芾甘; pinyin: Lǐ Fèigān), was a Chinese anarchist, translator, and writer. In addition to his impact on Chinese literature, he also wrote three original works in Esperanto, and as a political activist he wrote The Family. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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