Lin Tai-yi (Chinese: 林太乙; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Thài-it; April 1, 1926[1] – July 2003)[2] was a Chinese-American writer and translator. She was also known as Anor Lin or Lin Wu-Shuang.[3]
The daughter of Lin Yutang, she was born in Beijing[1] and came to the United States with her family when she was ten. Lin was educated at Columbia University. She taught Chinese at Yale. She married Richard Ming Lai,[4] a Hong Kong official and the couple moved to Hong Kong. Lin was the Editor-in-Chief for the Hong Kong Reader's Digest from 1965 to 1988.[3] She also wrote for various magazines.[1] Lin and her family moved to Washington, D.C. in 1988.[5]
She wrote her first novel War Tide (1943) at the age of 17.[4]
Her sister Adet Lin was also a writer. The two sisters translated Girl Rebel, the autobiography of Xie Bingying.[1]
Our Family, autobiography (1939) with Adet Lin and Mei Mei Lin[4]
Dawn over Chungking, autobiography (1941) with Adet Lin[4]
War Tide, novel (1943)
The Golden Coin, novel (1946)
The Eavesdropper, novel (1959)
The Lilacs Overgrow, novel (1960)
Kampoon Street, novel (1964)
Referencesedit
^ abcdeFister, Barbara (1995). Third World Women's Literatures: A Dictionary and Guide to Materials in English. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 184. ISBN0313289883.
^"Obituary" (PDF). Bulletin of the Hong Kong Translation Society (42): 11. 2003.
^ abXu, Wenying (2012). Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater. pp. 168–69. ISBN978-0810855779.
^ abcdNelson, Emmanuel Sampath (2000). Asian American Novelists: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 360–63. ISBN0313309116.
^Hamrin, Carol Lee; Bieler, Stacey (2011). Salt and Light: More Lives of Faith That Shaped Modern China. Vol. 3. p. 157. ISBN978-1621892908.
This article about a Chinese writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
this, chinese, name, family, name, chinese, 林太乙, lîm, thài, april, 1926, july, 2003, chinese, american, writer, translator, also, known, anor, shuang, daughter, yutang, born, beijing, came, united, states, with, family, when, educated, columbia, university, ta. In this Chinese name the family name is Lin Lin Tai yi Chinese 林太乙 Pe h ōe ji Lim Thai it April 1 1926 1 July 2003 2 was a Chinese American writer and translator She was also known as Anor Lin or Lin Wu Shuang 3 The daughter of Lin Yutang she was born in Beijing 1 and came to the United States with her family when she was ten Lin was educated at Columbia University She taught Chinese at Yale She married Richard Ming Lai 4 a Hong Kong official and the couple moved to Hong Kong Lin was the Editor in Chief for the Hong Kong Reader s Digest from 1965 to 1988 3 She also wrote for various magazines 1 Lin and her family moved to Washington D C in 1988 5 She wrote her first novel War Tide 1943 at the age of 17 4 Her sister Adet Lin was also a writer The two sisters translated Girl Rebel the autobiography of Xie Bingying 1 Selected works 1 editOur Family autobiography 1939 with Adet Lin and Mei Mei Lin 4 Dawn over Chungking autobiography 1941 with Adet Lin 4 War Tide novel 1943 The Golden Coin novel 1946 The Eavesdropper novel 1959 The Lilacs Overgrow novel 1960 Kampoon Street novel 1964 References edit a b c d e Fister Barbara 1995 Third World Women s Literatures A Dictionary and Guide to Materials in English Greenwood Publishing Group p 184 ISBN 0313289883 Obituary PDF Bulletin of the Hong Kong Translation Society 42 11 2003 a b Xu Wenying 2012 Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater pp 168 69 ISBN 978 0810855779 a b c d Nelson Emmanuel Sampath 2000 Asian American Novelists A Bio bibliographical Critical Sourcebook Greenwood Publishing Group pp 360 63 ISBN 0313309116 Hamrin Carol Lee Bieler Stacey 2011 Salt and Light More Lives of Faith That Shaped Modern China Vol 3 p 157 ISBN 978 1621892908 nbsp This article about a Chinese writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Chinese translator related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lin Tai yi amp oldid 1219791587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
