Ryckmans wrote a series of famous books about Chinese Cultural Revolution. He was also a translator of Chinese literature, such as the Analects of Confucius, and The Treatise on Painting by Shi Tao. Pierre Ryckmans writes in French and English.
Pierre Ryckmans (born 28 September 1935, in Brussels, Belgium), who also uses the pen-name SimonLeys, is a writer, sinologist, essayist and literary critic.