Nien Cheng | |||||||||
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| Native name | 姚念媛 | ||||||||
| Born | January 28, 1915 Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Died | November 2, 2009 (aged 94) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Citizenship | American | ||||||||
| Notable works | Life and Death in Shanghai | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭念 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑念 | ||||||||
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Nien Cheng or Zheng Nian (January 28, 1915 – November 2, 2009) was the pen name of Yao Nien-Yuan[1] (Chinese: 姚念媛; pinyin: Yáo Niànyuán).[2] She was a Chinese author known for recounting her experiences during the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.[3][4][5]
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