Ba Jin's Deeds
Ba Jin (December 10, 1897-December 12, 1972) was a modern Chinese translator, children's writer, social actician, and literary critic. Ba Jin was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. After studying in Japan in his early years, he lived and worked in France, England, the United States and other places. His works covered novels, essays, poems, translation, literary criticism, political papers, and many other fields. He was hailed as one of the founders of modern Chinese literature. Ba Jin's representative works included novels such as Home, Spring, and Autumn, as well as prose collections such as Scream, Hesitation, and Spring Silkworm, as well as the translation of Dream of the Red Chamber. His works had a profound influence on the development of modern Chinese literature and the rise of Chinese modernist literature. Ba Jin also actively participated in social activities and public welfare, supported China's democratic revolution and the construction of the country, and participated in literary research, cultural propaganda, literary and art organizations and other work. He died on December 12, 1972 at the age of 74.
