Qian Zhongshu
Qian Zhongshu | |
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Qian in the 1940s | |
| Born | November 21, 1910 |
| Died | December 19, 1998 (aged 88) |
| Education | Tsinghua University (BA) Exeter College, Oxford (BLitt) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Qian Yuan |
| Parent | Qian Jibo |
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| Traditional Chinese | 錢鍾書 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钱锺书 | ||||||||
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| Courtesy name | Zheliang (哲良) Mocun (默存) | ||||||||
| Art name | Huaiju (槐聚) | ||||||||
Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 – December 19, 1998), also transliterated as Ch'ien Chung-shu or Dzien Tsoong-su, was a Chinese literary scholar and writer. He was known for his satirical novel Fortress Besieged; his rarefied, polyglot nonfiction; and his role in translating Mao Zedong’s writings into English.