Sanmao (author)
| Chen Mao Ping (陳懋平) | |
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| Born |
March 26, 1943 Chongqing, Sichuan, China
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| Died | January 4, 1991 (aged 47) Taipei, Taiwan
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| Pen name | San Mao (三毛) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality |
Republic of China
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| Period | 1943-1991 |
| Spouse | Jose Maria Quero y Ruiz (m.1973-1979) Born on October 9, 1951, died on September 30, 1979 (aged 27) |
Sanmao (三毛) (March 26, 1943 – January 4, 1991) was a Chinese novelist, translator and writer. Born as Chen Mao Ping (陳懋平), her pseudonym was adopted from a character of acclaimed caricaturist Zhang Leping's most famous work, entitled Sanmao. In English, she was also known as Echo or Echo Chan, the first name she used in Latin script, based on the homonymous Greek nymph.
Her work ranges from autobiographical writing, to travel writing and reflective novels, to translations of European comic books. Sanmao studied philosophy and taught German, in addition to a serious later career in writing.
Sanmao was born in Chongqing to Chen Siqing, a lawyer, and Miao Jinlan. She had an older sister, Chen Tianxin. Both parents were devout Christians. Her family was from Zhejiang. After the War of Resistance Against Japan, the family moved to Nanjing, Jiangsu. When Sanmao was six, they relocated to Taiwan, where she began school in an educational system where strict restrictions were placed on students. Sanmao disliked the lack of freedom.
As a child, she developed an early interest in literature and was exposed to famous Chinese writers, such as Lu Xun, Ba Jin, Bing Xin, Lao She, and Yu Dafu. She read works such as The Count of Monte Cristo, Don Quixote, and Gone With The Wind. She was particularly interested in Dream of the Red Chamber and read it as a Grade 5 student during class. When asked what she wanted to become when she was older, she responded that she wanted to marry a great artist, specifically "Pablo Picasso, the Spanish painter."
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