Yu Luojin (born 1946 in Beijing) is a Chinese novelist.[1]

Life

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She graduated from Beijing Arts and Crafts School in 1966. She was a toy designer.

During the Cultural Revolution, she was sentenced to forced labor, for diary entries. Her brother, Yu Luoke, was tortured, and executed for working as the author of On Class Origins. She married Wang Shijing, divorced, then Cai Zhongpai, and divorced. She was a member of the Chinese Woman's Association.

Her novel was criticized by the Chinese Youth Daily. In 1985, she requested political asylum in Germany. In 1993, she became a German citizen.[2]

Works

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  • Yi ge dongtian de tonghua, 1980; Xianggang Zhongwen Daxue Fanyi Yanjiu Zhongxin, 1987
  • Chuntian de tonghua, 1982
  • Seeking, 1983

References

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  1. Jane Eldridge Miller, ed. (2001). Who's who in contemporary women's writing. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-15980-7.
  2. Lily Xiao Hong Lee; A. D. Stefanowska; Sue Wiles, eds. (2003). Biographical dictionary of Chinese women. Vol. 2. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-0798-0.

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