Novelist. She was one of China’s most celebrated literary figures of the 20th century. She was born to an aristocratic family in 1920, and her family moved to Tianjin in 1922. When she was four years old, her father became an opium addict and also took a concubine. This would result in fights between her parents, and they divorced in 1930. In 1928, they moved back to Shanghai. She studied literature in the University of Hong Kong, but she had to return to Shanghai after the Japanese attacks in the city in 1941. There, she was able to publish her stories and essays which made her famous. The rise of Communist influence made it difficult for her to continue living in Shanghai, and she moved to Hong Kong in 1952, then immigrated to the United States three years later. In 1969, she became a senior researcher at the Center for Chinese Studies of Berkeley. She continued writing essays and stories as well scripts for films. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1972. In 1995, she was found dead in her apartment in Los Angeles.
Novelist. She was one of China’s most celebrated literary figures of the 20th century. She was born to an aristocratic family in 1920, and her family moved to Tianjin in 1922. When she was four years old, her father became an opium addict and also took a concubine. This would result in fights between her parents, and they divorced in 1930. In 1928, they moved back to Shanghai. She studied literature in the University of Hong Kong, but she had to return to Shanghai after the Japanese attacks in the city in 1941. There, she was able to publish her stories and essays which made her famous. The rise of Communist influence made it difficult for her to continue living in Shanghai, and she moved to Hong Kong in 1952, then immigrated to the United States three years later. In 1969, she became a senior researcher at the Center for Chinese Studies of Berkeley. She continued writing essays and stories as well scripts for films. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1972. In 1995, she was found dead in her apartment in Los Angeles.
Bio by: Tasik Austin
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