Wu Jianren 1866-1910

Also known as Wu Woyao and Wofoshanren, was a native of Foshan, Guangdong province. He became a journalist in Shanghai in the 1880s and started publishing his novels in 1903. His most famous works include Jiuming qiyuan [A strange case of nine murders], Tong shi [Annals of sorrow], and Ershinian mudu zhi guai xianzhuang [Bizarre happenings eyewitnessed over two decades], the latter being recognized as one of the greatest novels of late 19th century China.

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