Wang Anyi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wang Anyi

Chinese writer

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1954

Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Profession: screenwriter, writer, translator, essayist

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Wang Anyi (born 6 March 1954) is a Chinese writer.
The daughter of renowned writer Ru Zhijuan, Wang is considered a leading figure in contemporary Chinese literature.
She has been vice-chair of China Writers Association since 2006, and professor in Chinese Literature at Fudan University since 2004. Wang's stories are frequently set in her hometown Shanghai, and David Der-wei Wang has called her the "new successor to the Shanghai School".
Wang also regularly writes about the countryside in Anhui, where she was "sent down" during the Cultural Revolution.