Lin Wenyue

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Wenyue
Native name	林文月
Born	(1933-09-05)5 September 1933 Shanghai, China
Died	26 May 2023(2023-05-26) (aged 89) Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation	Author, scholar, proser and translator
Language	Chinese, Japanese
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Kyoto University
Period	1960–2023
Genre	Novel, prose
Notable works	Yaoyuan Chat Schoolroom In the afternoon
Spouse	Guo Yulun ​ (m. 1957)​
Relatives	Lian 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

1. Murasaki Shikibu (1 June 2011). Yuan shi wu yu 《源氏物语》译者介绍 (in Chinese). Beijing: Yilin Press. ISBN 9787544717274.
2. 《伊势物语》译者简介 (in Chinese). Beijing: Yilin Press. 1 June 2011. ISBN 9787544716581.
3. Ichiyō Higuchi (1 June 2011). 《十三夜》译者简介 (in Chinese). Beijing: Yilin Press. ISBN 9787544714754.
4. Lin Wenyue (1 April 2011). 《青山青史：连雅堂传》 (in Chinese). Nanning: Guangxi Normal University Press. ISBN 9787549502462.
5. 前輩作家林文月安詳辭世 宛若六朝風華人物典範 (in Chinese)
6. Wang, Pao-er; Yang, Evelyn (26 May 2023). "Renowned author Lin Wen-yue dies at 89". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2023. Republished as: "Taiwanese author Lin Wen-yue dies in US at age 89". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
7. 董阳孜、林文月两位女性获颁台湾最高文化奖项. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 April 2012.