Li Ao Has Something to Say (3)

Author: Li Ao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Just because everything can be "publicly discussed" without "private whispers," the older I get, the more I feel that what I say and do can actually be made public. I dare say I am one of the least secretive people. When one lives openly and frankly for a long time, naturally, one develops the demeanor of a "king who has no private interests" and naturally has no secrets. Li Ao was born in Harbin in 1935. Li's writing style is unique and is hailed as the best Chinese writer of modern vernacular prose in the past century. He has published over a hundred works, with his critical essays being particularly well-known. His representative works include A Biography of Hu Shih and A Study of Chiang Kai-shek. Western media also call him the "most outstanding critic of modern China."