Lin Huiyin's Writings: Essays, Letters, Reviews, Translations

Author: Lin Weiyin
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Lin Weiyin (1904–1955), this nearly century-old architect and writer who shone brilliantly several times, was not published until the mid-1980s after her passing. At that time, few readers knew her name, and even professionals in the study and teaching of modern Chinese literature often knew little about her and had not included her in the perspective of literary historians. Soon, due to the "Hsü Chih-mo craze," Lin Weiyin's name frequently appeared in the media. With the broadcast of the TV drama April in the Human World, Lin Weiyin had almost become a household name. However, the historical figure Lin Weiyin is far removed from the media-promoted image of a woman indulging in romance! During her lifetime, Lin Weiyin disliked being called "Mrs. Liang." Yet now, she is known to later generations through another man who was not a doctor. How helpless must she feel in the afterlife! A centennial commemoration of Lin Weiyin has already been held. As a successor, compiling a Collected Works of Lin Weiyin that strives to encompass all her writings, fragments, and words, serves both to honor the predecessor and to correct errors and misconceptions, allowing the world to recognize through the Collected Works of Lin Weiyin an outstanding woman of great personal charm and literary talent.