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| Born | Pierre Ryckmans 28 September 1935 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 11 August 2014 (aged 78) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Professor, writer, literary critic, translator |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) |
| Notable awards | Prix Renaudot, Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, Prix Guizot-Calvados, Christina Stead Prize |
| Spouse | Han Fang (Francis) Ryckmans (nee Chang) |
Pierre Ryckmans (28 September 1935 – 11 August 2014), better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian writer, essayist and literary critic, translator, art historian, sinologist, and university professor, who lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the politics and traditional culture of China, calligraphy, French and English literature, the commercialization of universities, and nautical fiction. Through the publication of his trilogy Les Habits neufs du président Mao (1971), Ombres chinoises (1974) and Images brisées (1976), he denounced the Cultural Revolution in China and the idolizing of Mao in the West.[1]
- ^ Ian Buruma, "The Man Who Got It Right", The New York Review of Books, 15 August 2013; also: Ian Buruma, "The Man Who Got It Right", chinafile.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.