Louis Cha Leung-yung GBM OBE (Chinese: æŸ¥è‰¯é ž; 6 February 1924 â€"
30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese:
é‡'庸), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia
("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the
Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first
editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer.His wuxia
novels have a widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide.
His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as
one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time
of his death he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100
million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including an
unknown number of pirated copies). According to The Oxford Guide to
Contemporary World Literature, Jin Yong's novels are considered to be
of very high quality and are able to appeal to both highbrow and
lowbrow tastes. His works have the unusual ability to transcend
geographical and ideological barriers separating Chinese communities
of the world, achieving a greater success than any other contemporary
Hong Kong writer.His works have been translated into many languages
including English, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai,
Burmese, Malay and Indonesian. He has many fans outside of
Chinese-speaking areas, as a result of the numerous adaptations of his
works into films, television series, comics and video games.
30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese:
é‡'庸), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia
("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the
Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first
editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer.His wuxia
novels have a widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide.
His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as
one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time
of his death he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100
million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including an
unknown number of pirated copies). According to The Oxford Guide to
Contemporary World Literature, Jin Yong's novels are considered to be
of very high quality and are able to appeal to both highbrow and
lowbrow tastes. His works have the unusual ability to transcend
geographical and ideological barriers separating Chinese communities
of the world, achieving a greater success than any other contemporary
Hong Kong writer.His works have been translated into many languages
including English, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai,
Burmese, Malay and Indonesian. He has many fans outside of
Chinese-speaking areas, as a result of the numerous adaptations of his
works into films, television series, comics and video games.
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