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Wang Xiaoming
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LOCATION: Shanghai, China

BIOGRAPHY

Professor of Chinese Literature and Chair of the Board of the Center for Modern Chinese Literature, East China Normal University; Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Center for Contemporary Culture Studies, Shanghai University. Author of Life Cannot Be Faced Straight-On: A Biography of Lu Xun.

Primary Contributions (1)
Lu Xun was a Chinese writer, commonly considered the greatest in 20th-century Chinese literature, who was also an important critic known for his sharp and unique essays on the historical traditions and modern conditions of China. Born to a family that was traditional, wealthy, and esteemed (his…
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