Portrait of Fu Lei

Author: Ye Yonglie
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Fu Lei (1908-1966), a renowned Chinese translator from Nanhu, Shanghai. He studied in France and translated major works such as Jean-Christophe, Père Goriot, and Philosophy of Art. He also wrote Letters from Fu Lei and Twenty Lectures on World Famous Art. In 1957, Fu Lei was criticized during the "Anti-Rightist Movement" and was wrongfully labeled a "rightist" in 1958. At the time, his eldest son, the pianist Fu Cong, who was studying in Poland, heard the bad news and fled to the UK, being branded as a "traitor" in the process. Fu Cong's departure further worsened Fu Lei's. During the Cultural Revolution, Fu Lei and his wife could not bear the cruelty of the Red Guards and the rebellious faction and took their own lives. After Fu Lei's case was exonerated, Letters from Fu Lei was published, gaining widespread influence. Fu Lei represents the resilience of Chinese intellectuals and is a of the tragic fate of Chinese intellectuals. Writer Ye Yonglie, after years of in-depth interviews and based on extensive hand historical materials, has written this illustrated Biography of Fu Lei, vividly condensing the suffering of Fu Lei and his generation of Chinese intellectuals under the "Leftist" movement and their steadfast resistance, praising their integrity, diligence, and deep familial love.
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