Ru Zhijuan

Ru Zhijuan
Born(1925-10-30)October 30, 1925
Shanghai, Republic of China
DiedOctober 7, 1998(1998-10-07) (aged 72)
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
LanguageChinese
Notable works"Lilies" (1958)
SpouseWang Xiaoping (王啸平)
Children3, including Wang Anyi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRú Zhìjuān
Wade–GilesJu2 Chih4-chüan1

Ru Zhijuan (Wade–Giles: Ju Chih-chüan, 30 October 1925 – 7 October 1998) was a Chinese writer best known for her short stories.[1] Ru was one of the most important writers of her generation.[2] Her second daughter Wang Anyi is also a famous writer.

  1. ^ Hong, Zicheng (2007). A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature. BRILL. pp. 133–35. ISBN 978-9004157545.
  2. ^ Hegel, Robert E. (1990). "Political Integration in Ru Zhijuan's 'Lilies'". In Huters, Theodore (ed.). Reading the Modern Chinese Short Story. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 92–104. ISBN 0-87332-572-9.