Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t11.8

v2.c10.s2.t11.8

All of Ba Jin’s novels hold an extremely important position in the history of modern Chinese novel writing. He is well known for many beautiful pieces of prose which evocatively expressed his love for his motherland and his love for life. His writing style is characterised by simplicity as he avoided difficult and complex words, thus making him one of the most popular writers of modern China. He also devoted a lot of time to translating works by foreign writers. His death in 2005 marked the end of an era for Chinese literature as he was one of the last major writers who had participated in the New Literature Movement.