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Ba Jin

Chinese novelist and anarchist activist (1904-2005) · China · On the map · Writers · Died at 100

Li Yaotang, better known by his pen name Ba Jin or his courtesy name Li Feigan, was a Chinese anarchist, translator, and writer. In addition to his impact on Chinese literature, he also wrote three original works in Esperanto, and as a political activist he wrote The Family.

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Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize1990
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Country
China
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 2005 · aged 100

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