Bo Yang
Guo Dingsheng | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 郭定生 |
| Born | Guo Dingsheng 7 March 1920 |
| Died | 29 April 2008 (aged 88) |
| Pen name | Boyang |
| Occupation | Historian, novelist, philosopher, poet |
| Language | Chinese |
| Citizenship | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Northeastern University |
| Period | 1950–2008 |
Bo Yang (simplified Chinese: 柏杨; traditional Chinese: 柏楊; pinyin: Bó Yáng; 7 March 1920 – 29 April 2008), sometimes also erroneously called Bai Yang, was a Chinese historian, novelist, philosopher, poet based in Taiwan. He is also regarded as a social critic. His best-known work is The Ugly Chinaman, a controversial book that was banned in mainland China until the year 2000; in it he harshly criticized Chinese culture and the national character of Chinese people. According to his own memoir, the exact date of his birthday was unknown even to himself. He later adopted 7 March, the date of his 1968 imprisonment, as his birthday.