François Cheng
Chinese-born French writer, poet and calligrapher · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1929 · age 97
François Cheng is a Chinese-born French academician, writer, poet, and calligrapher. He is the author of essays, novels, collections of poetry and books on art written in the French language, and the translator of some of the great French poets into Chinese.
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2017Prix de l'Académie Catholique de FranceAward2014Honorary Doctor of the Shandong UniversityAwardScriptures & Spiritualities AwardAward2001Grand prix de la francophonieAward1998Prix FeminaAward1929Born30 August 1929
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Born 1929 · age 97