Liang Yusheng
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| Pseudonym(s): | Liang Yusheng (Chinese: 梁羽生) |
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| Born: | 5 April 1926 Guangxi, China |
| Occupation(s): | novelist |
| Genre(s): | wuxia |
Liang Yusheng (Chinese: 梁羽生; pinyin: LiángYǔShēng) (born 5 April 1926) is the penname of Chen Wentong (Chinese: 陈文统), a famous wuxia novelist born in Guangxi, China. Over his writing career, he has created a total of 36 martial arts novels, of which Bride with White Hair (白发魔女传) and Lofty Waters Verdant Bow (雲海玉弓緣) are the most famous. He was also been described as the founder of modern wuxia fiction. Many of his novels have been made into TV shows and movies. As a multitalented writer interested in history and literature, he wrote columns, critiques and essays under different names including Liang Hueru and Fong Yuning.
In August 2004, he was granted an Honorary Doctorate by Hong Kong's Lingnan University, from where he originally graduated in 1948 in Economics. [1]. A 2005 Hong Kong film, Seven Swords (七剑), was an adaptation based on one of his works.
[edit] External links
- Liang Yusheng
- Liang Yusheng - The Pioneer
- WuxiaWorld - WuxiaWorld Site devoted to Wuxia literature, films, TV Series, and translations.
- Wuxia Mania Discussion forum - Discuss & read translation of Liang Yusheng's works in English
- The Wanderer Chronicles (萍踪侠影录) - Read a chapter-by-chapter English summary of Liang Yusheng's Ping Zong Xia Ying Lu (via Wuxiamania)
- Seven Swords (the original novel)- Detailed Chapter by Chapter English Summary translation of 'Qi Jian Xia Tian Shan' done by Yenchin of Wuxiamania
