Elizabeth KC Comber (aka Han Suyin) | |
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| Born | Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou 12 September 1916 Xinyang, Henan, Republic of China |
| Died | 2 November 2012 (aged 95) Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Resting place | Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery |
| Pen name | Han Suyin |
| Occupation | Author and physician |
| Language | Chinese, English, French |
| Citizenship | British |
| Period | 1942–2012 |
| Genre | Fiction, history, biographies |
| Subject | Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai |
| Notable works | A Many-Splendoured Thing The Crippled Tree My House Has Two Doors |
| Spouse | Tang Pao-Huang (1938–1947) Leon Comber (1952–1958) Vincent Ratnaswamy (1960–2003) |
| Children | 2 (adopted) |
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| Chinese | 周光瑚 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 韓素音 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韩素音 | ||||||||||
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Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou (Chinese: 周光瑚;[1] 12 September 1917 or 1916 – 2 November 2012)[2] was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author[3] better known by her pen name Han Suyin (Chinese: 韓素音). She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. She lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, for many years until her death.
- ^ Lake, Alison (4 November 2012). "Han Suyin, Chinese-born author of 'A Many-Splendoured Thing,' dies at 95". The Washington Post.
She later changed her middle name to Elizabeth, the name she preferred.
- ^ "Renowned Chinese-born author dies". Australian Network News. 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Han Suyin – In voicing her Eurasian identity, she defined a people". Time. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.