Shi Zhecun, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Shi Zhecun

Chinese writer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1905

Date of Death: 19-Nov-2003

Profession: poet, translator

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Shi Zhecun (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Shi Zhécún; Wade–Giles: Shih Che-ts'un; December 3, 1905 – November 19, 2003) was a Chinese essayist, poet, short story writer, and translator in Shanghai during the 1930s.
He was known for his poetry and essays, but is most known for his modernist short stories exploring the psychological conditions of Shanghai urbanites (see New Sensationists).
From the 1940s onwards, he translated western novels into Chinese and worked as a scholar of classical Chinese literature.