Guo Dingsheng 郭定生 | |
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| Born | Guo Dingsheng 7 March 1920 Kaifeng, Henan, Republic of China |
| Died | 29 April 2008 (aged 88) Xindian, Taipei County (now Xindian District of New Taipei City), Republic of China |
| Pen name | Boyang |
| Occupation | Historian, novelist, philosopher, poet |
| Language | Chinese |
| Citizenship | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Northeastern University |
| Period | 1950–2008 |
Bo Yang (simplified Chinese: 柏杨; traditional Chinese: 柏楊; pinyin: Bó Yáng;[note 1] 7 March 1920 – 29 April 2008[3]), sometimes also erroneously called Bai Yang, was a Chinese historian, novelist, philosopher, poet based in Taiwan.[4] He is also regarded as a social critic.[5] His best-known work is The Ugly Chinaman, a controversial book that was banned in mainland China; in it he harshly criticized Chinese culture and the national character of Chinese people.[6] According to his own memoir, the exact date of his birthday was unknown even to himself. He later adopted 7 March, the date of his 1968 imprisonment, as his birthday.
- ^ 柏. 实用汉字字典 [Practical Chinese Character Dictionary]. Shanghai Literary Press. 1985.; 柏. 辞海 [Cihai]. Shanghai Literary Press. 1999.
- ^ Xinhua Zidian (10th ed.). Commercial Press. 2004. p. 11. ISBN 7-100-03931-2.; 现代汉语词典 [Modern Chinese Dictionary] (5th ed.). Commercial Press. 2005. p. 30. ISBN 7-100-04385-9.
- ^ 台灣著名作家柏楊因病逝世 [Famous Taiwanese writer Bo Yang dies of illness]. BBC News Online (in Chinese). 29 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ Wang (2005), p. 62
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (February 16, 1992). "A Dictatorship That Grew Up". The New York Times.
- ^ "Why it is the end of the road for The Ugly Chinaman". South China Morning Post. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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