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Xu Zhenya
Xu Zhenya, a novelist of the Republic of China. Xu Zhenya’s family name was Jue, styled himself Zhenya. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu and famous for writing par...view moreXu Zhenya, a novelist of the Republic of China. Xu Zhenya’s family name was Jue, styled himself Zhenya. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu and famous for writing parallel prose novels in the early Republic of China. He was a member of Nanshe and ever studied at Changshu Yunan School in his early years. Later, he mainly engaged in novel creation. He was good at describing the love tragedy of young men and women in gorgeous classical Chinese, and was the main representative writer of the Mandarin Duck & Butterfly School. The representative works include "the Death of Yuli", "History of Snow Hung's Tears", "Wave Ink" and "Acacia". His novels were mainly about romance. In his novel, he often borrowed western novel techniques and was good at writing parallel prose. In 1912, a film "the Death of Yuli" became very popular among the readers at that time, with influence reaching Southeast Asia. It was made into a film in 1924 and adapted into a drama in 1926.view less