About Lin Wenyue
Lived 1933 – 2023 (aged 89). Lin Wenyue was a Chinese and Taiwanese writer, translator, university teacher, philologist and sinologist.
Lin Wenyue (; 5 September 1933 – 26 May 2023) was a Taiwanese scholar, writer, translator, and professor.
Biography Lin was born in Shanghai in 1933, with her ancestral home in Changhua County.
Works Prose works Yaoyuan Chat Schoolroom In the afternoon Diet Diary
Biography Biography of Lian Heng
Translations The Pillow Book Izumi Shikibu's Diary The Tale of Genji The Tales of Ise Thirteen Nights
Awards Yaoyuan – 5th Zhongxing Literature and Art Award Schoolroom In the afternoon – 9th China Times Literature Award Chat – 14th National Literature and Art Award (1988) The Tale of Genji – 19th National Literature and Art Award (1994) Diet Diary – 3rd Taipei Literature Award
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Who was Lin Wenyue?
Taiwanese writer
When was Lin Wenyue born?
Lin Wenyue was born on 5 September 1933 in Shang-hai.
When did Lin Wenyue die?
Lin Wenyue died on 26 May 2023 in Oakland.
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Lin Wenyue was a writer, translator, university teacher, philologist and sinologist.
What nationality was Lin Wenyue?
Lin Wenyue was Chinese and Taiwanese.
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