Su Manshu

Su Manshu (, 1884–1918 ) was a Chinese writer, poet, painter, revolutionist and translator; his original name was Su Xuanying . Su had been named as a writer of poetry and romantic love stories in the history of early modern Chinese literature. However, he was most commonly known as a Buddhist monk, a poetry monk, "the monk of sentiment" and "the revolutionary monk" . He died at the age of 34 due to a stomach disease in Shanghai.

Life and career

Education Su had a good master of painting and language.

Literature work

Duan Hong Ling Yan Ji

The Duan Hong Ling Yan Ji (Chinese: 斷鴻零雁記; pinyin: duàn hóng líng yàn jì) was written in classical literary styles and translated into English by George Kin Leung as The Lone Swan in 1929. The novel depicts tragic love stories between a young man and two young ladies, both of whom wholeheartedly fall in love with him. The young man is a monk just like Su, who cannot marry either of the two young ladies, which results in a tragic ending. His novels echoed those of the May Fourth Movement writers in criticism of the traditional family.