Baren (writer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Renshu
王任叔
Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia
In office August 1950 – November 1951
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Zhong Qingfa (Chargé d'affaires)
Personal details
Born	(1901-10-19)19 October 1901 Fenghua, Zhejiang, Qing Empire
Died	July 25, 1972(1972-07-25) (aged 70) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Zhejiang Provincial 4th Normal School
Chinese name
Chinese	王任叔
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Rènshū
Baren
Chinese	巴人
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bārén

Baren (Chinese: 巴人; pinyin: Bārén; 1901–1972) was a modern Chinese writer, critic and translator.

Biography

Baren was born Wang Renshu (Chinese: 王任叔; pinyin: Wáng Rènshū) in Fenghua, Zhejiang. He went to elementary school when he was 8, and entered the Fourth Normal School of Zhejiang in 1915. After graduating in 1920, he became a grade school teacher. In 1923 he started to write short stories and poems, and joined the Literature Research Society. One year later, Baren became a member of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1930, he joined the League of the Left-Wing Writers. When the anti-Japanese War broke out, Baren stayed in Shanghai to publicize anti-war culture. In 1942, he went to Indonesia, pursuing the anti-war movement. He returned to China in 1948.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as Chinese ambassador to Indonesia and the director of the People's Literature Publishing House. Baren was persecuted and put to death during the Cultural Revolution.

Baren preferred fiction writing. He created collections of short stories including Jail, Shack, In the Decline and Martyrdom, novellas such as Vagrant Life of Ah Quei and Badge, and the novel Rebellion of Mang Xiucai. His work on literary theory, On Literature, was heavily influenced by the ideals of anti-Soviet critics.

References

• 《巴人自传》
• 《巴人研究》 全国巴人学术讨论会编 上海书店 1992 ISBN 7-80569-635-7/1