Cao Yu | |
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 Cao in the late 30s/early 40s | |
| Native name | 曹禺 |
| Born | Wan Jiabao September 24, 1910 Qianjiang, Hubei, Qing China |
| Died | December 13, 1996 (aged 86) Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Language | Chinese |
| Education | Nankai High School |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
| Period | 1933–1996 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Notable works | Thunderstorm Sunrise |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Daughter: Wan Fang, etc. |
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| Chinese | 曹禺 | ||||||||
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| Wan Jiabao | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 萬家寶 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 万家宝 | ||||||||
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Cao Yu[a] (Chinese: 曹禺; Wade–Giles: Tsʻao Yü, September 24, 1910 – December 13, 1996) was a Chinese playwright, often regarded as one of China's most important playwrights of the 20th century. His best-known works are Thunderstorm (1933), Sunrise (1936) and Peking Man (1940). It is largely through the efforts of Cao Yu that the modern Chinese "spoken theatre" took root in 20th century Chinese literature.
Cao Yu was the president of China's Premier Modern Drama Theatre, the chairman of the China Theatre Association (1968–1998) and established the Beijing People's Art Theatre in 1952.[1] Cao Yu is regarded as the paramount playwright of modern Chinese drama, "enthroned as China's Shakespeare" according to The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama.[2]
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