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Simon Leys
Pierre Ryckmans
Belgian-Australian writer, sinologist and essayist.
Wikipedia | Simon Leys
Statements about
Simon Leys
Date of Death
8/11/2014
Occupation
University Teacher
Linguist
Translator
Essayist
Sinologist
Poet Lawyer
Literary Critic
Writer
Place of Birth
Uccle
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
Province of Brabant
Country
:
Belgium
Date of Birth
9/28/1935
Instance Of
Human
Country of Citizenship
Belgium
Member Of
College of 'Pataphysics
Academie Royale De Langue Et De Littérature Françaises
(11/10/1990 - 8/11/2014)
Replaces
:
Georges Simenon
Replaced By
:
Amélie Nothomb
Start Time
:
11/10/1990
End Time
:
8/11/2014
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Given Name
Pierre
Award Received
Prix Mondial Cino Del Duca
(2005)
Follows
:
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin
Followed By
:
Jean Clair
Point in Time
:
2005
Prix Renaudot of Essay
(2001)
Point in Time
:
2001
Prix Femina
(2004)
Point in Time
:
2004
Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres
Jean Walter Prize
(1975)
Point in Time
:
1975
Prix Stanislas Julien
(1971)
Point in Time
:
1971
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
(1992)
Point in Time
:
1992
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
French
Place of Death
Sydney
Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity
:
New South Wales
Country
:
Australia
Cause of Death
Cancer
Student
Kevin Rudd
Pseudonym
Simon Leys
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Different From
Pierre Ryckmans
Birth Name
Pierre Ryckmans
Educated At
Catholic University of Leuven
National Taiwan Normal University
Family Name
Ryckmans
Employer
Australian National University
University of Sydney
Sex or Gender
Male
Relative
Pierre Ryckmans
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle
Writing Language
French
Native Language
French
Notable Work
The Chairman's New Clothes
Chinese Shadows
Burning Forest: Essays on Chinese Culture and Politics
Orwell or the Horror of Politics
The Death of Napoleon
Q3058698
Q22248961
Notes From the Hall of Uselessness
External Pages About Simon Leys
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
ISNI
Radio France Person
Goodreads Author
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