Simon Leys by Philippe Paquet linguistics Russel Marks

Russel Marks

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Simon Leys by Philippe Paquet linguistics Russel MarksSimon Leys is the pen name of Pierre Ryckmans, who was born in Belgium and settled in Australia in 1970. He taught Chinese literature at the Australian National University and was Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney from 1987 to 1993. He died in 2015. Writing in three languages French, Chinese and English he played an important political role in revealing the true nature of the Cultural Revolution. His writing on China and on