Yu Ta-fu, pinyin Yu Dafu was a 1920's Chinese short story writer. He was born in 1896 in Fu-yang in the Chekiang province, and died in September 1945 in Sumatra (in the Dutch East Indies). 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Fuyang can be one of the following two cities in China: Fuyang, Anhui (阜阳) Fuyang, Zhejiang (富阳) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest part of Indonesia. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ...

He received his higher education in Japan where he met other Chinese intelectuals (namely, Zhang Ziping and Tian Han). Together, in 1921 they founded the Ch'ang-tsao she ("Creation Society"), which promoted vernacular and modern literature. His first work (Ch'en-lun "Sinking") was published from Japan, and due to its frank dealing with sex, gained immense popularity in China. He returned to China a literary celebrity and worked in the Creation Society editing journals and writing short stories. In 1923, after an attack of tuberculosis, Yu Dafu directed his attention to the welfare of the masses, and in 1926, due to conflicts with Communists in the Society, he was forced to resign. He worked as a writer of anti-Japanese propaganda during the Sino-Japanese war and in 1942 was forced to flee to Sumatra where he was killed three years later by Japanese military police. Chang Tzu-ping, pinyin Zhang Ziping (1893-1947?) was a Chinese writer born in in Mei-hsien in Kwangtung province. ... Tian Han Tian Han (田汉; pinyin: tián hàn) (March 12, 1898 - December 10, 1968) was a Chinese playwright. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production, democratic workers management and popular control of the state, in socialism. ... There were two wars known as the Sino-Japanese War (between China and Japan): The First Sino-Japanese War occurred between 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ... This article is about the year. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest part of Indonesia. ...

His most popular work, breaking all Chinese sales records, was Jih-chi chiu-chung "Nine Diaries", which detailed his affair with the writer Wang Ying-hsin. The most critically acclaimed work is Kuo-ch'u or "The Past", written in 1927 which is said to have psychological depth. Jih-chi chiu-chung, Nine Diaries, was the most popular book published by Chinese writer Yu Dafu. ... Jih-chi chiu-chung, Nine Diaries, was the most popular book published by Chinese writer Yu Dafu. ...

Works

• Ch'en-lun "Sinking" (1921)
• Jih-chi chiu-chung “Nine Diaries” (1927)
• Kuo-ch'ü “The Past" (1927)
• his first novel?? (1928) (moderatly successful)
• his second novel?? (1932)
• Ch'u-pen "Flight" (1935)

1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jih-chi chiu-chung, Nine Diaries, was the most popular book published by Chinese writer Yu Dafu. ... Jih-chi chiu-chung, Nine Diaries, was the most popular book published by Chinese writer Yu Dafu. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

references

Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, article- "Yü Ta-fu"