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About Bo Yang • Bo Yang's Biography
Born Guo Libang in Kaifeng, Henan Province, he later changed his name to Guo Yidong , apparently as a result of a falling out with his father and stepmother. He moved to Taiwan in 1949. He started using the penname Bo Yang in 1960 to write critical essays.
| • 1999 Humanity Award Laureate
He was imprisoned on Fire-Burned Island in the Pacific Ocean for nine years. The New York Times has praised him as "China's Voltaire".As of December 1998, his publications include 53 titles (135 volumes) of original writings, 7 titles (33 volumes) of works edited by him, and 53 titles of collections, criticism, reports, biographies and foreign translations.
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 Taiwan Writer Bo Yang Dies at Age of 88
Famed writer Bo Yang, a mainland-born writer bases in Taiwan, died Tuesday of lung disease in Taipei. He was 88.Bo had been receiving treatment for pneumonia at the city's Cardinal Tien Hospital since February 24 and died at 1:12 a.m. Tuesday, local media reported.Born in central China's Henan Province in 1920... | |
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Voices from Readers • Bo Yang Had A Specific Audience
First of all, a confession. This reviewer has only read the original Chinese version of the book...
| • A Book That All "Chinese" Should Read
I read the chinese version and being a "chinese" who lived in a non-chinese country for 13 years, I was not awared of all the "bad habits" of the chinese until I read this book.
| • We are Waiting for The Better ...
It was quite true that we cared about ethics inside the house, but very selfish once stepped out, as well as we're concerned about moral values...
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