Lin Wenyue (Chinese: 林文月; pinyin: Lín Wényuè; 5 September 1933 – 26 May 2023) was a Taiwanese scholar, writer, translator, and professor.[1][2][3]
Lin Wenyue | |
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Native name | 林文月 |
Born | Shanghai, China | 5 September 1933
Died | 26 May 2023 Oakland, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Occupation | Author, scholar, proser and translator |
Language | Chinese, Japanese |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University Kyoto University |
Period | 1960–2023 |
Genre | Novel, prose |
Notable works | Yaoyuan Chat Schoolroom In the afternoon |
Spouse |
Guo Yulun (m. 1957) |
Relatives | Lian Heng (grandfather) |
Lin was born in Shanghai in 1933, with her ancestral home in Changhua County.[1][2][3][4] Lin primarily studied at a Japanese school.[1][2][3][4] Her grandfather, Lian Heng, was a historian, who was Vice President Lien Chan's grandfather.[1][2][3][4]
In 1946, Lin went to Taiwan with her family.[1][2] In 1952, Lin was accepted to National Taiwan University. After graduation, she worked in Taiwan University as a teacher.[1] Lin married Guo Yulun (Chinese: 郭豫倫) in 1957 in Taiwan. She started to publish books in 1960.[1]
In 1969, Lin went to study Japanese Literature at Kyoto University in Japan.[1]
In 1989, Lin went to the United States and was a professor in Washington University in St. Louis.[1]
Lin retired in 1993 and she settled in America.[1] From 1993 to 1999, Lin was a professor at Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and Charles University.[1][2][3]
Lin died in Oakland, California on 26 May 2023, at the age of 89.[5][6]