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Mao Dun

Mao Dun

Former Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China
Shen Dehong, best known by the pen name of Mao Dun, was a Chinese novelist, essayist, journalist, playwright, literary and cultural critic. He was highly celebrated for his realist novels, including Midnight, which depicts life in cosmopolitan... Wikipedia
Born: July 4, 1896, Wuzhen, Jiaxing, China
Died: March 27, 1981 (age 84 years), Beijing, China
Spouse: Kong Dezhi (m. 1918–1970)
Grandparent: Shen Enpei
Previous office: Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China (1949–1965)