Lin Wenyue

RelativesLian Heng (grandfather)

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]

Biography

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]

Works

Prose works

• Yaoyuan (Chinese: 遥远)
• Chat (Chinese: 交谈)
• Schoolroom In the afternoon (Chinese: 午后书房)
• Diet Diary (Chinese: 饮膳札记)

Biography

• Biography of Lian Heng (Chinese: 青山青史：连雅堂传)^[4]

Translations

• The Pillow Book (Chinese: 枕草子)^[7]
• Izumi Shikibu's Diary (Chinese: 和泉式部日记)
• The Tale of Genji (Chinese: 源氏物语)^[1][7]
• The Tales of Ise (Chinese: 伊势物语)^[2][7]
• Thirteen Nights (Chinese: 十三夜)^[3]

Awards

• Yaoyuan (Chinese: 遥远) – 5th Zhongxing Literature and Art Award
• Schoolroom In the afternoon (Chinese: 午后书房) – 9th China Times Literature Award
• Chat (Chinese: 交谈) – 14th National Literature and Art Award (1988)
• The Tale of Genji (Chinese: 源氏物语) – 19th National Literature and Art Award (1994)^[1]
• Diet Diary (Chinese: 饮膳札记) – 3rd Taipei Literature Award

References