Zhang Xianliang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zhang Xianliang

Chinese author and poet

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1936

Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 27-Sep-2014

Profession: writer, poet, autobiographer

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Zhang Xianliang (Chinese: ???; December 1936 – 27 September 2014) was a Chinese novelist, essayist, and poet, and former president of the Chinese Writers Association in Ningxia.
He was detained as a political prisoner during the Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957, until his political rehabilitation in 1979.
His most well known works, including Half of Man is Woman and Grass Soup, were semi-autobiographical reflections on his life experiences in prison and in witnessing the political upheaval of China during the Cultural Revolution.